ARE WE ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE A NEW CARRINGTON EVENT? No. AR3664 is indeed a ‘Carrington-class’ sunspot, but the CMEs it hurled toward Earth over the past few days are not as potent as the monster CME of Sept. 1, 1859. NOAA says we might experience a severe geomagnetic storm when the CMEs arrive this weekend. If geomagnetic storms were hurricanes, ‘severe’ would be category 4. The Carrington Event was category 5 or greater. So this is no Carrington Event. Even so, category 4 is pretty intense—if it happens. Stay tuned for some great auroras!
Cal Poly Humboldt closes campus to outsiders amid protests, occupation
Saturday afternoon, the university announced a “hard closure” of campus via a news release because of the ongoing protest and occupation, where people who do not live on campus are now prohibited from being present on campus.
...campus will be closed until May 10, the day before commencement.