Here we go again. More solar flares

[Crowz]

Large cluster of sunspots that can cause strong solar flares and affect power grids detected by NASA

A massive grouping of sunspots called AR3576 that could cause strong solar flares, affecting radio communications and power grids, has been detected by NASA.

www.foxnews.com

Batten down the hatches

 

[SparkyJJO]

Year after year the solar flares they say are gonna break comms and grids. Year after year the phone still works, the radio doesn't cut, and the lights don't even blip.

Whatever.

 

[42OhmsPA]

Might see a G2 on the 13th, I really hope the lights are visible in PA.

Homepage | NOAA / NWS Space Weather Prediction Center

www.swpc.noaa.gov

SpaceWeather.com -- News and information about meteor showers, solar flares, auroras, and near-Earth asteroids

https://community.spaceweatherlive.com/topic/3061-20240210-m904-cme/

 

[Q-Dog]

 

[Mike 134]

Won't matter how many layers you use to make your tin foil hat when the "big one" hits again.

A Perfect Solar Superstorm: The 1859 Carrington Event | HISTORY

In 1859 a massive solar flare spewed electrified gas and subatomic particles toward Earth, wreaking havoc on telegraph networks.

www.history.com

 

[SparkyJJO]

Won't matter how many layers you use to make your tin foil hat when the "big one" hits again.

A Perfect Solar Superstorm: The 1859 Carrington Event | HISTORY

In 1859 a massive solar flare spewed electrified gas and subatomic particles toward Earth, wreaking havoc on telegraph networks.

www.history.com

That's ok. I've upgraded to a layer of unobtanium.