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Massive Solar Flare Explodes from Sun; Radio Black-Outs Today, Geomagnetic Storm in Coming Days
WeatherBoy ^ | 2/22/24 | WeatherBoy

Posted on 02/23/2024 6:18:28 AM PST by Roman_War_Criminal

A massive solar flare exploded from the sun today, the largest of three X-class flares that have impacted Earth in the last 24 hours, and the most intense flare of the current solar cycle. Due to this event, there are significant high-frequency radio black-outs today and it is likely geomagnetic storm conditions will be likely around Earth in the coming days.

This most recent X class flare is rated as a X 6.3. It generated an R3 radio blackout, which is considered “strong” on a 5-point scale, where R1 is “minor” with weak or minor degradation of HF radio communications and navigation signals while 5 is “extreme” with a complete radio blackout on the entire sunlit side of the Earth lasting for a number of hours; such an event would also knock navigation systems off-line, which could lose to loss of positioning, especially by boats and planes.

According to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), a flare is an eruption of energy from the Sun that generally lasts minutes to hours.

“Flares of this magnitude are not frequent,” the SWPC said in an announcement about a prior X-class flare event in December.

(Excerpt) Read more at weatherboy.com ...


TOPICS: Astronomy; Conspiracy; Weather; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: carringtonevent; cme; coronalmassejection; outages; sida; solarflares; sun
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1 posted on 02/23/2024 6:18:28 AM PST by Roman_War_Criminal
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Just once I want it to not be overcast so I can get a good view of the Northern Lights.


2 posted on 02/23/2024 6:20:19 AM PST by grey_whiskers ( The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

The press has lost so much credibility I don’t really believe this story.


3 posted on 02/23/2024 6:20:27 AM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

I’m not sure how unusual this really is, but I’m suspecting that this is fear porn to make $$.


4 posted on 02/23/2024 6:20:46 AM PST by fwdude (.When unarmed Americans are locked up for protesting a stolen election, you know it was stolen.)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

I’m more apt to believe that an asteroid is coming dangerously close to earth, as we hear every week.


5 posted on 02/23/2024 6:21:36 AM PST by fwdude (.When unarmed Americans are locked up for protesting a stolen election, you know it was stolen.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal
“Flares of this magnitude are not frequent,”

They just tend to happen during a USA election bump.
6 posted on 02/23/2024 6:22:03 AM PST by know.your.why (<>)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

We’re doomed.


7 posted on 02/23/2024 6:22:07 AM PST by xoxox
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

https://spaceweather.com/ Read it yourself.


8 posted on 02/23/2024 6:25:54 AM PST by dljordan
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Meh, credibility is gone. Brings to mind the Little Boy Who Cried Wolf too much.

There are so many reasons for the scum who are running the world to cook up covers for their rotten intentions.


9 posted on 02/23/2024 6:27:29 AM PST by dforest
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie
Media: Quit talking about solar flares when talking about global warming. But solar flares are bad enough to mess everything else up.

LOL

10 posted on 02/23/2024 6:36:44 AM PST by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

What matters is we can blame it on Russia.

:-)


11 posted on 02/23/2024 6:37:46 AM PST by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: grey_whiskers

Yep us too- thinking about moving to England where it doesn’t rain so much lol


12 posted on 02/23/2024 6:40:05 AM PST by Bob434
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13 posted on 02/23/2024 6:41:34 AM PST by Bratch
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

The Sun? What is it?


14 posted on 02/23/2024 6:42:40 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dljordan
https://spaceweather.com/ Read it yourself.

LOL Please...you're killing me.

15 posted on 02/23/2024 6:42:49 AM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: Roman_War_Criminal
A solar flair that only takes out ATAT and verizon!??
16 posted on 02/23/2024 7:18:29 AM PST by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA! DEATH TO MARXISM AND GFLOBALISM ! AMERICA, COWBOY UP!)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal
“Flares of this magnitude are not frequent,”

They just seem to happen during a USA election bump.
17 posted on 02/23/2024 8:36:39 AM PST by know.your.why (<>)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie
"The press has lost so much credibility I don’t really believe this story."

https://www.solarham.net/index.htm for Sun related info.

Good morning. Below is an updated look at the visible solar disk courtesy of the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). Solar activity since the X6 solar flare around AR 3590 has been quieter with only C-Flares detected. Coronagraph imagery confirms that a CME was not associated with that event. The active region will be squarely facing Earth over the next week, so should an actual CME be produced at some point, it will likely be directed our way. Other than the radio blackouts within the high frequency spectrum (3-30Mhz), all three X-Flares detected within the past 48 hours had no other impacts on our planet. Elsewhere, AR 3575 is now back in view and was reassigned AR 3591. So far it looks to be stable and no longer a threat for major solar flares. New AR 3592 and 3593 were also assigned and appear stable for now.

It should be noted that a coronal hole is now facing Earth and an elevated solar wind stream should reach our planet within 72 hours.

Lastly, a minor (G1) geomagnetic storm watch is in effect for February 25th. This is the result of a filament eruption on Wednesday in the NW quadrant. The resulting CME appears to be headed well ahead of our planet, so my confidence in the forecast is low. A further update will be provided whenever necessary.

18 posted on 02/23/2024 8:37:48 AM PST by guest7
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To: guest7

I guess you failed to understand.


19 posted on 02/23/2024 8:51:46 AM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
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They can't reliably predict the weather on this planet, locally, within 90%, and yet weather on a runaway fusion furnace 93 million miles away, that only seems to affect select cell providers, during an election season when one party is losing badly and wants to panic the low info voters...

OK...

20 posted on 02/23/2024 10:08:32 AM PST by jonascord (First rule of the Dunning-Kruger Club is that you do not know you are in the Dunning-Kruger club.)
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