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What would be the effect of a large SOLAR FLARE on the planet?
1859, the Sun produced a Solar flare that caused the fire telegraph office.
What would happen if a solar storm produce a large Solar flare? Since Solar flares have a temperature average of 44 million degrees Celsius.
Answer: We've already experienced several X-class Solar flares this year. Northern lights as far south as Indiana and Oklahoma were the result. Solar flares are predicted with enough warning so satellites in orbit can be powered down well before the Solar flare arrives. If you were hoping for massive power grid failures and deaths, you really should do some more research.
http://spaceweather.com/
"...Coronal mass ejections (CMEs)
November 20-21: No obviously Earth directed CMEs observed.
November 22: A filament eruption between regions 11356 and 11355 began near 06:24 UTC and caused a weak partial halo CME as observed by SOHO/LASCO. ..."
http://www.solen.info/solar/
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/solar_sites.html
Category: Astronomy & Space
How far south are the northern lights going to be with the SOLAR FLARE Eruptions happening today and tomorrow?
Ive heard that the northern lights may be seen in more southern parts of the world due to 3 Solar flare eruptions. How far south?
Answer: Here's a map of the activity, updated every 5 minutes. It's hard to predict ahead of time who's going to see it and who doesn't.
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/pmap/pmapN.html
The furthest I ever saw the aurora after an x-class flare was New Mexico.
Category: Astronomy & Space
Huge SOLAR FLARE Might Interrupt Power, GPS, and Satellites ...
According to Space.com and a lot of other web sites, there was a large Solar flare yesterday that is set to unleash the biggest solar storm in the last five years, with a possibility of knocking out satellites and power. The reality is ...
SOLAR FLARE - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Solar flare is a sudden brightening observed over the Sun surface or the solar limb, which is interpreted as a large energy release of up to 6 × 1025 joules of ...
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Sun fires off 2 huge SOLAR FLAREs, could impact weather on Earth ...
The sun unleashed a cosmic double whammy Tuesday, March 6, erupting with two major flares to cap a busy day of powerful solar storms. One of the flares is ...
Sunspots, SOLAR FLAREs expected to disrupt some radio signals on Earth
The surface of the Sun will undergo dramatic changes as our star reaches the solar maximum, the period of maximum sunspot activity, this year and in 2013. The magnetic activity behind the sunspots will result in more frequent Solar flares, the ...
Major SOLAR FLARE observed by spacecraft - UPI.com
WASHINGTON, March 5 (UPI) -- A major Solar flare erupting from the sun late Sunday is sending a solar wind of plasma and charged particles hurtling toward ...
INSIDE ASIA; Tackling the Roots of Chinas Overcapacity
BEIJING -- At the start of the decade, perhaps only one family in three in the village of Oufang was growing citrus trees. They earned a good living until five years ago, when nearly all their neighbors piled in and started planting. The result has been predictable. There are too many oranges here. Nobody wants them and we cant sell them, said - By ALAN WHEATLEY
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Sun unleashes huge SOLAR FLARE; possible Earth-bound solar storm
Between 7 and 8 p.m.Tuesday night, the sun spit out a large, X5-class Solar flare. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center called it “one of the largest Solar flares of the current solar cycle.” X class flares are the strongest category of ...
OP-ED CONTRIBUTORS; Hows the Weather?
LATELY, the Sun has been behaving a bit strangely. In 2008 and 2009, it showed the least surface activity in nearly a century. Solar flare activity stopped cold and weeks and months went by without any sunspots, or areas of intense magnetism. Quiet spells are normal for the Sun, but researchers alive today had never seen anything like that two-year - Op-Ed article by physicists Madhulika Guhathakurta and Daniel N Baker welcomes fact that policy makers are paying attention to space weather; says Sun is approaching peak of its magnetic cycle, when unpredictable solar storms are most likely to occur; warns both high and low solar activity can have serious effects on life on Earth; drawing (M) - Madhulika Guhathakurta is a solar physicist at NASA. Daniel N. Baker is the director of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado. These views are their own. - By MADHULIKA GUHATHAKURTA and DANIEL N. BAKER
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Largest SOLAR FLARE May Create Sky Show
The geomagnetic storm unleashed overnight by the biggest Solar flare so far this year will not make a direct hit on Earth, but will strike more of a glancing blow early Thursday, forecasters at the Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colo.
How come Alex Proyas destroyed the earth with a SOLAR FLARE in the film "Knowing"?
Why not a meteor? A Solar flare seems far-fetched. Ive never heard of a Solar flare destroying a planet before. What is it with new disaster movies featuring Solar flares? I dont believe a Solar flare could destroy earth.
Answer: Perhaps they think it will be scarier to the audience that something so familiar to us such as the sun could be so destructive.
Category: Movies
OPINION; Planets in the Sky With Diamonds
Diane Ackerman is the author of One Hundred Names for Love and The Zookeepers Wife. GOLDILOCKS is alive in the constellation Vela. Her real name is HD 85512b, which may not roll off the tongue, but its sheer poetry to the ears of sky watchers like me, who long for signs of an Earth-like planet that might harbor life. This newly discovered - By DIANE ACKERMAN
SOLAR FLARE: Science Fiction and Fantasy News
News and rumors from the worlds of Fantasy and Science Fiction.
SOLAR FLAREs Unleashed By Sun On March 6 Include Strongest This ...
By: Tariq Malik Published: 03/07/2012 07:31 AM EST on SPACE.com The sun unleashed a cosmic double whammy Tuesday (March 6), erupting with two major flares to cap a busy day of powerful solar storms.
Radiation Blast from Big SOLAR FLARE May Threaten Satellites ...
A radiation wave kicked up by the eruption of a powerful Solar flare late Sunday (March 4) will likely miss the Earth, but could catch several NASA satellites in its ...
Insurgents Challenge Afghan Security Forces With Fatal Attacks in Two Cities
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Insurgents intensified pressure on Afghan security forces on Sunday, killing five Afghan Army training officers in a suicide attack in Kabul and attacking an army recruiting center in the northern city of Kunduz. At least four Afghan soldiers and four police officers were killed in the Kunduz assault in a firefight that lasted - By RAY RIVERA and SANGAR RAHIMI; An employee of The New York Times contributed reporting from Kunduz, Afghanistan; Taimoor Shah from Kandahar, Afghanistan; and Judy Dempsey from Berlin.
Sun Sends SOLAR FLAREs Speeding Toward Earth; Will Hit Thursday [VIDEO]
The sun ejected two huge Solar flares Tuesday, and NASA says that we here on Earth may notice the effects of magnetic fields and ionized gases that it estimates will arrive around 1:25 a.m. ET Thursday. So, if you detect some electronic ...
Solar storm headed toward Earth may disrupt power
(CBS/AP) WASHINGTON - An impressive Solar flare is heading toward Earth and could disrupt power grids, GPS and airplane flights. Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Space Weather Prediction Center said the sun ...
how long will it take projected SOLAR FLARE particales to reach the earth?
Suppose a super Solar flare were to project charged particles toward the Earth at a speed of 1.67 percent of the speed of light. (Such a high speed is not actually possible by ordinary solar processes.) Determine the time it would take for the particles to reach the Earth. Express the answer in hours.
Answer: 1.496e11 meters is distance
speed of light is about 3e8 m/s
0.0167 of that is 5.01e6 m/s
1.496e11 m / 5.01e6 m/s = 30000 seconds or 8.3 hours
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Category: Physics
SpaceWeather.com -- News and information about meteor showers ...
3 hours ago ... GEOMAGNETIC STORM UPDATE: A CME propelled toward Earth by this morning's X5-class Solar flare is expected to reach our planet on ...
Sun Unleashes Powerful X-Class SOLAR FLARE
The Sun has been quiet recently but early today (04:13 UTC on March 5, 2012) it unleashed a powerful X1-class Solar flare and coronal mass ejection. The latest estimates indicate the CME will probably miss Earth, but hit Mercury and Venus. Even so, the ...
Massive SOLAR FLARE headed toward Earth, may spark celestial light ...
Jan. 19, 2012: A powerful M2-class Solar flare erupts from the sun in this image from NASAs Solar Dynamics Observatory.NASA/SDO A powerful flare erupted ...
Whats the deal with the SOLAR FLARE I hve been hearing bowt ?
Solar flare what is it?
Solar maximum what is it ?
Could it destroy earth?
Some people say it could destroy the ozone layer?
Some say it could destroy the sun?
Could it disrupt our orbit/magnetic field ?
Could it shift poles?
Could it disrupt/destroy WORLDWIDE electrical systems?
Could it open planet earth up to any dangers?
Is it even guaranteed to happen?
Category: Astronomy & Space
Sun unleashes powerful X-class SOLAR FLARE
The Sun has been quiet recently but early today (04:13 UTC on March 5, 2012) it unleashed a powerful X1-class Solar flare and coronal mass ejection. The ...
NASAs Footage of a Massive X-Class SOLAR FLARE
NASA has been tracking a major sunspot, Active Region 1429, which released this X5.4 Solar flare on March 6. "Stay tuned for more from this very active sunspot," NASA says. The suns surface has been especially active for the past few months, with solar ...
Sun unleashes dramatic SOLAR FLARE | MNN - Mother Nature Network
A major Solar flare erupted from the sun late on the night of March 4, sending an explosion of plasma and charged particles hurtling toward Earth.
is it possible for a giant SOLAR FLARE to scorch the earth and incinerate all of mankind?
Are we out of reach of such a tremendous Solar flare from reaching and scorching/incinerating our planet? penetrating and disintegrating our ozone and essentially killing off our whole planet within several hours or days? I seen the movie "Knowing" and it seems pretty plausible to me.
Answer: First the sun isn't a flare star. Tell that to all people you know who watched the movie. Being a flare star, I mean all those stars that violently erupt to be over a thousand to a million times brighter than their usual brightness. It means their instability, if reached would be released in a great magnitude. Usually flare stars are stars a lot smaller than the sun, around 60% of the mass. K dwarfs and M dwarfs are the usual flare stars. Good examples would be Proxima Centauri and Barnard's star if you know them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flare_star
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UV_Ceti
http://www.solstation.com/stars/luy726-8.htm#uv-cet
Next, the sun is already halfway in its evolutionary stage. What does age have to do with this question? Coz violent activity can only be observed in very young stars, those with ages below a billion years. After reaching a certain period after settling in the main sequence, stars tend to settle down and have cycles. The solar cycle tends to go around every 11 years and that's the max we can get.
Third, the sun is a very stable star. If you are gonna search over the neighborhood of the sun for about a hundred light years, you would find that the sun is highly stable compared to other G2 stars. The weirdest the sun got was inactivity in the Maunder Minimum, not the other way around.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maunder_Minimum
Don't always believe what you see in the movies. They're meant to entertain and scare not to provide reliable information. What else are they for if you don't feel them? Just don't let it get inside your head.
Category: Astronomy & Space
Another major SOLAR FLARE during night of March 6-7, 2012
The March 6-7, 2012 was an X5-class eruption. It was the second major Solar flare in a week. The sun is definitely in an active phase! And early March has been one of the most active times yet. Sunspot AR1429 released another major Solar flare last night ...
What would happen after a massive SOLAR FLARE?
Say there was a huge Solar flare (like the one that is been predicted for 2012), and everything electrical stopped working, would that be the end of it? How long would it take to piece our global infrastructure back together? Would we ever be able to use electrical equipment again? Because basically everything we use is electrical nowadays.
Im really curious now xD
I dont really understand how electrical equipment would be affected anyway; would the effects of the flare wear off or something after a while?
Answer: Solar flares do not affect domestic electrical equipment. The worst that might happen is a power cut, due to power supply and transmission line problems. This however, is unlikely since Solar flares which can do this sort of damage are rare.
There is no 'huge Solar flare' predicted for 2012. The Sun is expected to be less active in the next few years than it was at its last maximum in 2001: http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/ssn_predict_l.gif
The largest Solar flare ever recorded took place in 2003. I bet you never even noticed: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3242353.stm
Category: Astronomy & Space
SOLAR FLARE dramatic, not problematic in Va.
A Solar flare thats expected to hit the Earth today should cause no major problems for Virginia, but it could put on a show in our night sky, one expert says. The flare could hurt short-wave radio broadcasts and cause mild problems for GPS ...
SOLAR FLARE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?
did u see the Solar flare yesterday ?????
can u give me some link to read the notice ????
thanks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Answer: It wasn't a flare, it was a prominence (that's not knocking you, just clarifying). If you mean, "Did I see it with my own two eyes," the answer is an obvious no. But I did see photos and a nice write-up about data from the Solar Dynamics Observatory. There's a link below about yesterday's occurrence (April 21, 2010), and the SDO in general.
Category: Astronomy & Space
FILM; Destroying the Earth, Over and Over Again
ON Nov. 13, when his latest tale of the apocalypse, 2012, arrives in theaters, the filmmaker Roland Emmerich will have waged more assaults on this planet than he can remember. Hes frozen it, drowned it and sicced aliens and Godzilla on it. The earth is his Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th, and it just keeps coming back. Well, not after - By TYLER GRAY
Huge SOLAR FLAREs Magnetic Storm May Disrupt Satellites, Power Grids
This story was updated at 1:19 p.m. EST. A massive Solar flare that erupted from the sun late Tuesday (March 6) is unleashing one of the most powerful solar storms in more than five years, a solar tempest that may potentially interfere with satellites in ...
Can a SOLAR FLARE cause my marblite swimmingpool to change colour?
After the recent big Solar flare I found that my swimmingpool is a strange yellow colour, not the water, the bottem. The strange thing is that everywhere something was lying, like leaves and the cleaner, it is the normal colour, like a permanent shadow. That is why I dont think it is chemical. Any ideas
the water is crystal clear and the stain on the bottom doesnt scrub off.
Answer: Algae or bacteria has bloomed and died and the decaying remains are covering the bottom. Please get your pool cleaned out before you poison yourself! Your wife misses the poolboy, anyway.
Category: Weather
Can you give me a detailed yet understandable process of the SOLAR FLARE?
I am writing an essay on this for an AP class of mine and Ive been researching it online all night; I just cant seem to find anything that is understandable that gives me what I need. I need to know the stages of a Solar flare and what happens in each stage. Please help!
Answer: I am also currently do a private project on this. It seems all information on the web says the same thing almost word-for-word:
There are 3 stages to a Solar flare:
1st stage is called the precursor stage and is a release of magnetic energy and soft x ray emission.
2nd stage is called impulsive stage and emits radio-waves, hard x-rays and gamma rays along with high velocity protons and electrons.
The 3rd and final stage is the decay stage and is a build up and decay of soft x-rays.
The duration of these stages can last anywhere from a few seconds to an hour.
You probably have already come across this information, just posting in the off chance you can use any of it. Best of luck.
Category: Astronomy & Space
SOLAR FLAREs Unleashed By Sun On March 6 Include Strongest This ...
The sun unleashed a cosmic double whammy Tuesday (March 6), erupting with two major flares to cap a busy day of powerful solar storms. One of the flares is ...
Thursday Afternoon SOLAR FLARE to Hit Earth › 2.0: The Blogmocracy
GEOMAGNETIC STORM UPDATE: A CME propelled toward Earth by Wednesday morning's X5-class Solar flare is expected to reach our planet on March 8th at 0625 UT (+/- 7 hr). Analysts at the Goddard Space Weather Lab, ...
Powerful SOLAR FLARE May Be Signal of More to Come - Yahoo! News
An active region on the sun that unleashed a powerful Solar flare Sunday (March 4) does not appear to be quieting down, and may have more surprises in store over the ...
SOLAR FLAREs
A flare is defined as a sudden, rapid, and intense variation in brightness. A solar flare occurs when magnetic energy that has built up in the solar atmosphere is ...
SpaceWeather.com -- News and information about meteor showers ...
Forecasts of Solar flares and geomagnetic storms, plus daily animations of the sun.
I.H.T. OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR; Celestial Storm Warnings
Weather is often in the headlines. But largely unnoticed last month was the weather that forced airlines flying the polar route between the United States and Asia to detour south over Alaska. This unusual routing was a response to a space weather event -- an enormous ejection of charged gas from the Sun capable of scrambling terrestrial - By JOHN P. HOLDREN and JOHN BEDDINGTON
Big SOLAR FLARE May Bring Major Aurora
A major Solar flare that occurred Tuesday at 7:28 p.m. EST may yield a substantial aurora borealis (northern lights) over the next couple of nights. Areal coverage of the display is almost impossible to gauge ahead of time. Rarely are the northern lights ...
There was a SOLAR FLARE coming towards the earth on sunday>will their be another?
i mean a massive Solar flare that could wipe out all communications or worse some point this year?
Answer: Solar flares a near constant in space weather, especially toward the stages of the solar cycle when they can be at times a daily occurrence. A very severe geomagnetic storm could temporarily disrupt communications and power grids, but this isn't too likely. Wipe them out altogether? Contrary to what you might have heard from some of the hysterical 2012ers, no. You've already been through numerous Solar flares and CME impacts since last year, yet our respective infrastructures appear to still be intact.
Category: Astronomy & Space
SOLAR FLARE may signal plenty more to come - Technology & science ...
An active region on the sun that unleashed a powerful Solar flare Sunday does not appear to be quieting down, and may have more surprises in store over the coming ...
Another major SOLAR FLARE during night of March 6-7, | Space ...
The March 6-7, 2012 was an X5-class eruption. It was the second major Solar flare in a week. The sun is definitely in an active phase! And early March has been one of ...
The Sun Unleashes X5 Flare
At 7:28 p.m. EST last night, an epic X5.4 Solar flare ejected from sunspot 1429. This is the second strongest Solar flare from solar cycle 24. It is kind of early in the game, but it looks like a CME may have been released. If it is Earth directed ...
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SOLAR FLARE - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Solar flare is a sudden brightening observed over the Sun surface or the solar limb, which is interpreted as a large energy release of up to 6 × 10 25 joules of ...
SOLAR STORM WARNING, NASA 2012-13, PREPPERS
Massive Flare FROM Solar Storm. 02.15.12 - Another massive Solar Storm Slams Into Earth yet again just weeks later! Airlines yet again are forced to reroute ...
SOLAR FLARE to hit Earth Tomorrow (March 8, 2012) | UFO Digest ...
A warm spell and a low-dipping jet stream are fueling the monster storms that are spawning tornadoes this week across a wide swath of the country, weather experts said. More storms are expected as the sun's current coronal ...
SOLAR FLARE Heads for Earth | FOX8.com – Cleveland news ...
By Dave Hennen, CNN Senior Meteorologist (CNN) -- U.S. politics had its "Super Tuesday" yesterday, and so did the sun, says Joseph Kunches from NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colorado.
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Biggest SOLAR FLARE in years about to smack Earth, could disrupt power grid, GPS, and more
WASHINGTON - The largest Solar flare in five years is racing toward Earth, threatening to unleash a torrent of charged particles that could disrupt power grids, GPS and airplane flights. The sun erupted Tuesday evening, and the effects should ...
SOLAR FLARE 2012: Massive Solar Storm Headed For Earth
One of the most powerful solar storms in the last five years was unleashed yesterday after a massive Solar flare erupted from the sun. Space weather.
ScienceDaily: SOLAR FLARE News
22 hours ago ... Latest research news on Solar flares, the solar cycle, geomagnetic storms and more.
What could withstand a major SOLAR FLARE?
In the movie Knowing, a Solar flare hit the Earth and according to Nicolas Cages character, it was powerful enough to kill everything within a mile under the Earths surface. Is a scenario like this realistic? Also, is there any way to survive a major Solar flare?
Answer: No, the scenario is not at all realistic.
I have survived a number of major Solar flare events. You have too, in all likelihood. Solar flares, it turns out, are not at all rare, and the biggest of them are limited in their effects to inducing geomagnetic storms which can produce temporary power failures and communications disruptions.
Category: Astronomy & Space
Huge SOLAR FLARE Erupts on Sun - Huge explosion has potential to ...
The sun blasted out a massive Solar flare last night, one that could have the potential to cause blackouts and other problems here on Earth, the Washington ...
Is a SOLAR FLARE really gonna hit earth & is the government gonna kill us?
I heard that a Solar flare is suppose to hit earth. And the government is suppose to kill some of the American to desceases the population. Too many people are having babies. Are these things true?
Answer: I would suggest a psychiatrist...
Category: Astronomy & Space
Sun Fires Off 2 Huge SOLAR FLAREs in One-Two Punch -- Fire in the ...
The sun unleashed a cosmic double whammy Tuesday (March 6), erupting with two major flares to cap a busy day of powerful solar storms. One of the flares is the most powerful solar eruption of the year, so far. Both of the huge flares ranked ...
GREEN INC. COLUMN; Tempers Flare in U.S. Over Chinese Involvement in Wind Farm Planned for Texas
NEW YORK -- News last week of the first major influx of Chinese capital and wind turbine manufacturing expertise into the renewable energy market in the United States -- a 600-megawatt wind farm planned for the plains of west Texas -- had many readers of the Green Inc. blog in a state of agitation. I dont understand why China is exporting wind - By TOM ZELLER Jr.
SOLAR FLARE Sparks Biggest Eruption Ever Seen on Sun
Solar flare Sparks Biggest Eruption Ever Seen on Sun Enormous ejection of particles into space shocks scientists.
How many years could we run the United States on the energy released by this SOLAR FLARE if all of the release?
The United States consumes 2.5´1019 J of energy each year. A typical Solar flare releases 5.0´1024 J of energy. How many years could we run the United States on the energy released by this Solar flare if all of the released energy could be used?
Answer: Afraid Urwumpe got his maths wrong. :(
5 / 2.5 = 2
24 - 19 = 5
So its 2 followed by 5 zeros 200,000
Or two hundred thousand years
Or 0.2 million years
Category: Astronomy & Space
How long will a SOLAR FLARE cuase radiation on earths surface?
In the event of a massive Solar flare, How long will the radiation last on the surface of the earth, An idea to know when it would be safe to surface, and how deep underground would you haft to be to be t avoid it.
Answer: Coronal mass ejections reach velocities between 20km/s to 3200km/s with an average speed of 489km/s, or about three hundred miles per second...... so it blows by pretty quickly.....
we got hit by a doozie in August.... were you underground then?....
don't be scared of a 'flare'.... that's confined to the Sun's surface... the CME's are the ones that get out our direction and they are handled pretty well by our own 'deflector shield', the atmosphere and magnetic field of Earth.....
Category: Astronomy & Space
SOLAR FLARE may signal plenty more to come
An active region on the sun that unleashed a powerful Solar flare Sunday does not appear to be quieting down, and may have more surprises in store over the coming week, scientists say. An X1.1-class Solar flare erupted from the sun at 11:13 p.m. EST on Sunday.
SOLAR FLARE: Definition from Answers.com
Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary n. A sudden eruption of magnetic energy released on or near the surface of the sun, usually associated with sunspots and ...
What are some possible precautions to a SOLAR FLARE?
i dont have the time today to look for some Solar flare precautions. ive spent a little while looking but couldnt find anything. my project is due today and i have other things to do yet on it that might be a little more important. so if anyone here is bored and wants something to do, please look for some possible precautions to a Solar flare.
Answer: Get a good book about solar surface features and look at the current solar activity on a space weather site.
Solar flares are not something to be afraid of and they don't reach Earth. They cause coronal mass ejections which can reach Earth and cause geomagnetic storms. Such storms don't have much effect on humans (unless you fly over the Northern Atlantic during one, this time you would get as much radiation as your dentist making an X-Ray scan of you), but the magnetic fields can induce strong currents in long overland lines and oil pipelines.
If you live in Alaska or Canada, a useful preparation would be using a surge protector for your PC and other sensible electronics. If you have the money, you should also consider an uninterruptible power supply for your PC. I use a small one for my PC, was not too expensive, but you really appreciate it if you get 5 short black-outs per day because a old washing machine in the house trips the CB.
Category: Astronomy & Space
Onslaught of SOLAR FLAREs bring space weather storms to Earth ...
The heightened space weather activity arises from potent sunspot region 1429, which has unleashed two X-class Solar flares - the strongest type - in recent ...
Sun unleashes X-5 Class SOLAR FLARE | The Extinction Protocol: 2012 ...
March 7, 2011 –SPACE – Major Solar flare: Big sunspot AR1429 has unleashed another major flare. This one is the strongest yet, an X5-class eruption on March 7th at 00:28 UT. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory ...
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