Solar Storm Expected

[Codrus]

Around midnight tonight scientists expect the worst solar storm in 5 years to occur, it will affect communications throughout the day on Thursday and may knock out power grids.

......you have been warned

 

[Dana]

For real? I thought that the sun calmed down...

 

[Codrus]

For real? I thought that the sun calmed down...

Yes Dana for real....the sun never really "calms down" , but occasionally it has larger out bursts

 

[Staci]

name your source please

 

[Dana]

name your source please

it's on cnn http://lightyears.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/07/solar-flare-heads-for-earth/

I don't like "mays"...

 

[Codrus]

name your source please

My news radio.....:cool, but since my word isn't good enough for some ...ill provide this
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifes...nd-more/2012/03/07/gIQAkaKlxR_story.html[/URL

 

[Dana]

My news radio.....:cool, but since my word isn't good enough for some ...ill provide this
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifes...nd-more/2012/03/07/gIQAkaKlxR_story.html[/URL

Link fail LOL

 

[Staci]

My news radio.....:cool, but since my word isn't good enough for some ...ill provide this
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifes...nd-more/2012/03/07/gIQAkaKlxR_story.html[/URL

didnt say i didnt believe you...just wanted to read it

 

[Codrus]

didnt say i didnt believe you...just wanted to read it

Back peddle all you want...your female Jedi mind tricks won't work on me

...I should have put one but I'm in my car listening to am news ,..posting at red lights :willy_nilly:

 

[Staci]

Back peddle all you want...your female Jedi mind tricks won't work on me

...I should have put one but I'm in my car listening to am news ,..posting at red lights :willy_nilly:

i dont back peddle LOL.....

 

[Codrus]

i dont back peddle LOL.....

Bicycles for special kids usually don't...becuase they can't :24:

 

[Staci]

Bicycles for special kids usually don't...becuase they can't :24:

you spelled because wrong LOL

 

[Codrus]

you spelled because wrong LOL

Since you took the time to point it out ..I guess that means my issues trump yours :24:

 

[brieze]

Bring it ON!! I hate people calling me anyway.

 

[AnitaBeer]

Normally, this wouldn't bother me, but I'm already a nervous wreck because Aiden is having surgery tomorrow. Crosses fingers that no electrical issues happen here. Or anywhere someone is going under the knife for that matter!

 

[Dana]

So much for black outs... I had a feeling nothing much would happen.

 

[Jaybird]

Ahhh. Maybe you all spoke too soon. I hope it is okay to post a full article here, when I post the link as well.

By Amy Hubbard March 9, 2012, 7:55 a.m.

Solar storms from Tuesday night's powerful flare on the surface of the sun seemed to be less than anticipated and fizzling away. But Friday morning brought new surprises.

Geomagnetic storms have picked up, says NASA's Alex Young, and a new solar flare occurred about 7:30 p.m. PST on Thursday.

"Earth's magnetosphere continues its upset state," Young, a solar physicist with the Goddard Space Flight Center, says on his website, the Sun Today. The "kp index," which measures just how disturbed the magnetic field is, took a bit of a roller-coaster ride, from a level 5 to 4 and then zooming up to 7.

The flare, Young says on his site, produced some temporary radio blackouts, and there could be more activity from the sunspot group where the flare originated.

At the current kp index level, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, high-frequency radio -- and thus some airline routes -- as well as power systems could be affected.

Solar storms this strong also could wreak havoc with satellite navigation and spacecraft components.

Meanwhile, those in northern climes were expecting some terrific auroras in Friday's early morning hours. Auroras were possible as far south in the U.S. as Illinois and Oregon, NOAA said.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-solar-storm-surprise-20120309,0,4648509.story