G 4
Severe...Kp = 8, including a 9-
Power systems: possible widespread voltage control problems and some protective systems will mistakenly trip out key assets from the grid.
Spacecraft operations: may experience surface charging and tracking problems, corrections may be needed for orientation problems.
Other systems: induced pipeline currents affect preventive measures, HF radio propagation sporadic, satellite navigation degraded for hours, low-frequency radio navigation disrupted, and aurora has been seen as low as Alabama and northern California (typically 45° geomagnetic lat.)**.
that's exactly what I feared might happen.
People do seem to be acting dumber than usual, myself included, today. Bump.
/mark
(It was nice noin’ ya here on the net!! I’ll send you a note via carrier pigeon once everything settles down)
This sounds hugh and series...what can I do to help!
Must be why I’m tired.
Maybe THAT is why the air conditioning in my Ford 3/4-ton pick-up quit working for a while today then started working again.
Bush’s fault...of course.
I dont even know if my insurance covers damage from geomagnets...I know it covers hail but this global warming crap is crazy.
Ah, the classic Trek plot device.
Someday that darn sun is going to be the death of all of us.
WiLl tHis hAVe a ny eFf...ect 0n oUr aabLiTy to PoSt t0 fR ??
Sunspot 1302 has been rapidly growing and is crackling with energy. The big disturbance is moving across the face of the sun and will be directly aimed at us by around Wednesday or so. These are not good tidings.
Should the 1859 Carrington Event be repeated, the damage to electronics could be devastating. The power grid, feeding electricity into your house, would be the first to go and there aren’t enough replacement parts to fix it.
But you won’t know about any of this. Once the power grid goes down, so does your only source of outside information. There might be a few radio stations still broadcasting ... at least for a few days, until their generators run dry.
And we won’t talk about what happens if the magnetic storm fries the onboard computers in the trucks that resupply your local supermarket. Better to skip that item entirely.
Still laughing?
“Sun Pops a Zit. Can’t Post to FreeRepublic From iPhone”