The U.S. government has issued its first geomagnetic storm watch in ~20 years

[excalibur]

Big incoming from the sun.

Could cause severe interruptions in power and communications somewhere on Earth.

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REPORT: The U.S. government has issued its first geomagnetic storm watch in ~20 years, warning Americans of solar activity that could knock out communications and GPS systems.​

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According to NOAA, the power grid is at risk and warns Americans of "possible widespread voltage control problems."​

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The storm is expected to hit Earth on Friday and go through Saturday.​

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The storm is caused by "a large sunspot cluster has produced several moderate to strong solar flares." (NOAA)The sunspot is about 16x the diameter of Earth.​

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The solar storm could also trigger norther lights "unusually far south" on Friday night. (WaPo)​

 

[JGalt]

Magazines loaded, and Baofeng radios and flashlights charged.

Do your worst, Mr. Sun.

 

[SeaMajor7]

Oh no! More PANIC from the demented LEFT.
Always a crisis with these freaks.

 

[Lord-Humungus]

Makes me wonder what type of experiment the government is planning to run. They are already working on the cover story

 

[Skylar]

Big incoming from the sun.

Could cause severe interruptions in power and communications somewhere on Earth.

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REPORT: The U.S. government has issued its first geomagnetic storm watch in ~20 years, warning Americans of solar activity that could knock out communications and GPS systems.​

​

According to NOAA, the power grid is at risk and warns Americans of "possible widespread voltage control problems."​

​

The storm is expected to hit Earth on Friday and go through Saturday.​

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The storm is caused by "a large sunspot cluster has produced several moderate to strong solar flares." (NOAA)The sunspot is about 16x the diameter of Earth.​

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The solar storm could also trigger norther lights "unusually far south" on Friday night. (WaPo)​

Yeah, they say there could be 'northern lights' as far south as Georgia. A geomagnetic version of Sherman's march to the sea.

 

[sparky]

They are already working on the cover story

One that doubtlessly puts it in the Greene machine's back pocket....~S~

 

[Unkotare]

If you drive one of these, watch your ass.

 

[Grumpyolman]

I read a novel that had the US government covering up an EMP attack from NK by explaining it as a geomagnetic storm.
Turned out to do a crap load of damage.

 

[SurferH2O]

Pshhhhh... I put on SPF 30 every morning... well on my face.

 

[Unkotare]

I read a novel that had the US government covering up an EMP attack from NK by explaining it as a geomagnetic storm.
Turned out to do a crap load of damage.

You sure we didn't just dump a load of crap on NK?