Evidence: In March 1989, listeners in Minnesota could hear the broadcasts of the California Highway Patrol. In January 1997, a communications satellite went dead. In March 1989, a $36 million transformer burned up in New Jersey and collapsed the entire power grid in Quebec, Canada, leaving six million people without electricity. What is the most reasonable explanation based upon the evidence?

Question

Evidence: In March 1989, listeners in Minnesota could hear the broadcasts of the California Highway Patrol. In January 1997, a communications satellite went dead. In March 1989, a $36 million transformer burned up in New Jersey and collapsed the entire power grid in Quebec, Canada, leaving six million people without electricity. What is the most reasonable explanation based upon the evidence?

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Large solar flares caused damage to each of these systems.
Gravitational pull from the moon caused damage to each of these systems.
The Earth's core caused damage to each of these systems.
A large sun spot caused damage to each of these systems.

Answer 1

The most reasonable explanation based on the evidence is that large solar flares caused damage to each of these systems.