[ScienceAlert] The Sun Has Erupted Non-Stop All Month, And There Are More Giant Flares Coming
The past few weeks or so have been a very busy time for the Sun. Our star has undergone a series of giant eruptions that have sent plasma hurtling through space.
Perhaps the most dramatic was a powerful coronal mass ejection and solar flare that erupted from the far side of the Sun on February 15 just before midnight. Based on the size, it's possible that the eruption was in the most powerful category of which our Sun is capable: an X-class flare.
Because the flare and CME were directed away from Earth, we're unlikely to see any of the effects associated with a geomagnetic storm, which occurs when material from the eruption slams into Earth's atmosphere.
These include interruptions to communications, power grid fluctuations, and auroras. But the escalating activity suggests that we may anticipate such storms in the imminent future.
Much more at the link. Head there.
Posted by 3dc 2022-02-19 00:00||
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#1 Elon found out the the hard way. Smartest man in the world EH. Next our power grid. Dither, dither away.
Posted by Dale 2022-02-19 03:47||
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#2 The Boy that cried wolf Solar Flare Eruption????
By my off the cuff rough count, the last several warnings of massive Power and Comm disruptions have been more misses than hits.
But when it does happen, and it has a few times,
it has caused a massive game changing mess
So, better safe than sorry.
Posted by NN2N1 2022-02-19 05:39||
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#3 You won't like it when Ra is angry.
Posted by Procopius2k 2022-02-19 08:01||
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#4 But, but... I thought the solar minimum was going to start the next mini-ice age. There is another ice storm headed my way, after all.
Now it seems the upcoming solar max is going to fry our fragile grid. Fire or ice?
Posted by Bobby 2022-02-19 08:02||
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#5 A physicist would wearily nod, "Well, yes, electromagnetism is a form of radiation, heat if you must call it that. But there's a bit more to it than that..."
Posted by M. Murcek 2022-02-19 08:06||
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#6 ^ Gene Barry, War of the Worlds
Posted by Skidmark 2022-02-19 16:38||
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#7 Aliens are sick of our bullshit broadcasts and decided to bomb the Sun. Clean and efficient. Might even be entertaining watch is all scurry around.
Posted by CrazyFool 2022-02-19 18:43||
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