Pavel + 384 PP April 9, 2018 A solar storm — a disturbance in Earth’s magnetic field caused by changes in solar wind — is forecast to hit Earth this week, the Space Weather Prediction Center has warned. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm watch for Tuesday and Wednesday. The storm watch was issued "due to the arrival of a negative polarity coronal hole high speed stream. But, don't worry. This particular storm is categorized as minor and there is no reason to worry. Effects: The storm could increase the brightness and visibility of auroras, also known as the Southern or Northern Lights Regions may notice weak power grid fluctuations, though that’s unlikely to happen in this “minor” storm. Minor damage to Earth-orbiting satellites,”especially those in high, geosynchronous orbits” could occur, NASA say Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jpZelabal + 63 jj April 9, 2018 Where can I buy a solar storm umbrella? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Petar + 76 PP April 9, 2018 Blame Obama (Or if you are a Obama supporter then blame Trump) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
damirUSBiH + 327 DD April 9, 2018 If it means that this solar storm will make it stop snowing and bring Springtime weather in Michigan, then bring it on!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
franco + 96 FM April 9, 2018 I'll be in my bunker until this whole thing blows over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CMOP + 227 April 10, 2018 We have these all the time. no big deal. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blockchainbull + 26 CM April 10, 2018 yeah, don't think anyone needs a bunker just yet. But Americans love the idea, in theory, of having to bunker it. Cold War nostalgia and too much TV. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CMOP + 227 April 10, 2018 4 minutes ago, Blockchainbull said: yeah, don't think anyone needs a bunker just yet. But Americans love the idea, in theory, of having to bunker it. Cold War nostalgia and too much TV. Definitely - we should be more worried about the solar storm destroying the whole grid. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites