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NASA warns solar flare ‘will disrupt power grids and communications worldwide’
NASA has issued an alert as a powerful solar flare threatens to disrupt electrical power grids on Earth. The US space agency announced yesterday that the intense bursts of energy are classified as X-class, the most severe category, following eruptions from the Sun on November 30. Images of the event were captured by NASA’s Solar …
The strongest solar flare of 2025 races toward Earth, NOAA issues a G4 severe storm alert, and 11 U.S. states brace for grid failure, satellite chaos, and possible nationwide blackout.
Warnings have been issued for portions of the United States’ electric power grid amid a forecasted severe geomagnetic storm. The Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued the forecast on Tuesday, saying a geomagnetic storm at a strength of category G4 would cause issues with electrical grids for …
Elderly woman shoots neighbor in face with flare because of an ongoing dispute – He accuses her cat of upsetting his dog
76-year-old Kathleen Schuman fired a shot at 67-year-old Richard Catrone at their Long Island community, sending him to the hospital. He was hit in the cheek and needed six stitches. “My next inclination was to get the gun and I knocked it out of her hand and she went to get it and I wanted …
Coronal hole opens on Sun, solar wind set to strike Earth; Sunspot groups flare, launching major solar eruptions; Sun is killing off Starlink satellites
A scar-like coronal hole has opened up on the Sun across the solar equator, and the high-speed-stream of solar wind emanating from it is expected to hit Earth May 28th-29th. With its negative polarity, geomagnetic storming is likely, and following right behind it are two large sunspot groups that are growing and flaring, with the …
Solar fury hits earth: X2.7 flare triggers radio blackouts across five continents
The sun isn’t just rising—it’s raging. On Wednesday, the fiery ball of gas unleashed two massive flares, including the strongest eruption of the year so far. These back-to-back solar storms have caused shortwave radio blackouts across five continents, with scientists watching closely for signs that the sun’s activity is ramping up. According to Spaceweather.com, parts …
Solar Flare Warning as Unexpected Sunspot Activity Breaks 23-Year Record
The sun has seen its most active month for over two decades, with a monthly average of 215.5 sunspots being recorded in August. This is the first time the average monthly sunspot number has exceeded 200 since September 2001, which was before the sun released the most powerful solar flare ever recorded, in late 2003. …
A major solar flare approaching the X5 level
A major solar flare approaching the X5 level (R3 Radio Blackout) is currently in progress around AR 3663. More to follow. pic.twitter.com/myAo6Unqpi — SolarHam (@SolarHam) May 6, 2024 More CMEs may be on the way. Yesterday’s flurry of X- and M-class solar flares from hyperactive sunspot AR3663 probably hurled some debris toward Earth. Confirmation awaits …
X3.3 Solar Flare – Shallow quakes beginning to fire off
Stay Tuned for Updates Major Quake Watch next 48 hrs https://www.solarham.net/index.htm https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/goes-x-ray-flux The X flare is already affecting global communications at frequencies below 5 MHz. The main areas affected are Africa, South America and the Southern Atlantic. pic.twitter.com/ODWXsKunZi — Keith Strong (@drkstrong) February 9, 2024 6.1 Quake, 10km deep North of New Zealand https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000lxyv/executive Stresses …
BREAKING: A power outage and increased flare activity were reported at the BP Whiting refinery in Indiana, USA.
A power outage and increased flare activity were reported at the BP Whiting refinery in Indiana, USA. pic.twitter.com/VfYkoiAuza — Sprinter Press (@SprinterPress) February 1, 2024
‘Strongest’ Solar Flare Since 2017 Detected
(NEXSTAR) — A massive solar flare — the largest in years — was spotted on the sun on New Year’s Eve, sparking a warning to some high-frequency radio users. In an update Sunday evening, NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) released an image of the flare, which appeared as a large, glowing spot on the …
BREAKING: 7.5 Quake Japan, Shallow. Tsunami Warning Issued
Stay Tuned for Updates https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000m0xl/executive BREAKING: Tsunami warning after major 7.4 magnitude earthquake hits central Japan: agency https://t.co/1T2bSRIPYN — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) January 1, 2024 https://twitter.com/_/status/1741722420371939347 6.2 Aftershock https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000m0xm/executive https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/ BREAKING: Japan's meteorological agency says "major tsunami" could reach western coast — BNO News (@BNONews) January 1, 2024 WATCH: Tsunami waves observed along the coast …