Solar Storms

[Rich Parsons]

check out this article on Solar Storms


What do you think? Our Satelite and power grids were mentioned to be at risk.

 

[don bohrer]

The Associated Press KU-band satellite service we use was catching hell today. Our C-band satellites sources were unaffected. So... Radio as usual!

don

 

[Andi]

And here's some updates on that. Seems to have passed without much incident.

The scale they use is kinda interesting too.

 

[Cthulhu]

These things happen all the time. Some outbursts are bigger than others, prompting mainstream media attention like this.

Cthulhu

 

[someguy]

http://www.spaceweather.com/
to anyone who is intrested in what the suns up to or abunch of other things. Looks like we had one earlier today as well.