Posted on 10/09/2024 5:42:01 PM PDT by 11th_VA
An enormous mass of charged solar particles will slam into our planet Thursday (Oct. 10), likely triggering a "severe" G4-class geomagnetic storm, according to an alert from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center.
Storms of this magnitude may disrupt power grids, nudge satellites off course, interfere with GPS navigation and damage "critical infrastructure technology," NOAA warns.
The geomagnetic storm will also make auroras visible at much lower latitudes than usual. According to NOAA, the northern lights "may become visible over much of the northern half of the country, and maybe as far south as Alabama to northern California" Thursday.
The solar outburst, known as a coronal mass ejection (CME), is the result of a powerful solar flare that erupted from our star on the evening of Oct. 8, according to NOAA. The flare has been categorized as an X 1.8-class solar flare, which is the strongest type of flare the sun can emit.
Solar flares occur when tangled magnetic-field lines on the sun violently snap back into place. Some flares may be accompanied by CMEs — fast-moving blobs of plasma that can take several days to reach Earth, if our planet happens to be within the firing line. Upon hitting our planet, CMEs can cause major disturbances in Earth's magnetic field known as geomagnetic storms, resulting in technological malfunctions and widespread auroras. NOAA measures geomagnetic storms on a scale of 1 to 5, with G1 storms considered "mild" and G5 storms dubbed "extreme."..
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Pray 🙏🏻 and hope for the best and prepare for the worst.
Kamala will call a governor to offer her services.
bttt
Oh, great, first two hurricanes now this..............
Should I run out and buy foil and a grounding strap ?
Also caused by global warming.
Willie Brown level services?
No. But I’d definitely stock up on toilet paper.
She’ll blame the auroras on fracking and call for an end to it.
I did that last week when the dock strikes started ...
But probably not reaching nearly as far south as 2024 gaslighting...
https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/communities/aurora-dashboard-experimental
The SWPC has already issued a geomagnetic storm watch for the next two days due to the “fast” CME that erupted from the sun overnight. It’s traveling between speeds of 1,200 to 1,300 kilometers per second, or more than 2,600,000 miles per hour.
At this speed, it could reach Earth between morning and midday on Thursday, the SWPC says. The CME could spark G4-level storming, the second-highest category possible, but it’s unclear until it’s within 1 million miles of Earth.
You know, there just might be a relationship between these two events.
I hate it when that happens.
Really, and wars, and rumors of wars.
Is it time to put my cell phones and IPads in the microwave yet?
I’ll remember to unplug it this time…..
I cant say that that wont help somehow but since your toilet paper probably comes from a far flung exotic place like Wisconsin, its the train and semi docks you should be watching.
And white privilege....
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