is the big one comming?
my wife came home from work telling me what a co-worker mentioned.
I checked past posts and found this link.
go figure. no other news in the media or other places that i have found. anyone else hear or see anything on this?
No need to worry about major solar flares yet. I'll let you know.
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Oh November 17, how I fear thee...
I don't think this is anything to worry about.
A quick check on Spaceweather.com indicates a 5% chance of a severe geomagnetic storm at high latitudes.
NR Can also monitors for these type of things: http://www.spaceweather.gc.ca/index-eng.php
I check daily, and there have been a few CME alerts which didn't pan out, but it doesn't hurt to be aware 🙂
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Mid-latitudes 0-24 hr 24-48 hr
ACTIVE 01 % 35 %
MINOR 01 % 15 %
SEVERE 01 % 01 %
High latitudes 0-24 hr 24-48 hr
ACTIVE 15 % 15 %
MINOR 10 % 20 %
SEVERE 05 % 30 %
Another solar flare happened yesterday. This one directed towards earth. Any of the experts out there concerned? Should I put some of my electronics in my faraday box?
Nothing to worry about
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Another solar flare happened yesterday. This one directed towards earth. Any of the experts out there concerned? Should I put some of my electronics in my faraday box?
There is little to no concern for electronics from the type of EMP caused by a solar event.
The biggest concern is to the electrical grid.
Currently, we are under a G3 watch, which can mean the following:
Power systems: voltage corrections may be required, false alarms triggered on some protection devices.
Spacecraft operations: surface charging may occur on satellite components, drag may increase on low-Earth-orbit satellites, and corrections may be needed for orientation problems.
Other systems: intermittent satellite navigation and low-frequency radio navigation problems may occur, HF radio may be intermittent, and aurora has been seen as low as Illinois and Oregon (typically 50° geomagnetic lat.)
There has been some scientific speculation that the G1 disturbance we are currently experiencing (did you notice it?) could combine with the incoming CME and create a G4 event, which could mean these consequences:
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.)
Electronics connected to the power grid could get damaged IF the grid experiences voltage spikes...a typical good quality surge protector should prevent this.
My advice:
1 - charge up any and all rechargeable batteries that you may have (including cell phones and other devices).
2 - test run generators
3 - verify and top off fuel supplies such as gasoline and diesel (including your car), propane, kerosene, etc.
4 - Use as little power as possible as the grid may experience issues, so don't go overloading it.
5 - Bottle up some water if you use a well.
For more info on the NOAA Space Weather Scale for Geomagnetic Storms go here:
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales/index.html#GeomagneticStorms
Also, for those who doesn't know already, you can get space weather alerts by email for free from http://spaceweather.com/services/
