The Sun Unleashes Strongest Solar Flare in 3 Years — GSM + Magnetic Excursion = Bye-Bye Empire Model

[Elderberry]

Electroverse May 30, 2020 Cap Allon

The Sun Unleashes Strongest Solar Flare in 3 Years — GSM + Magnetic Excursion = Bye-Bye Empire Model

Earth’s magnetosphere continues to weaken (due to an intensifying GSM AND a magnetic excursion/reversal), but at the same time the Sun’s next cycle (25) is showing signs of stirring– this combo spells bad news for all those reliant on the electrical grid, and could deliver a civilization-resetting one-two knockout.

Yesterday (May 29), in the pits of the deepest Solar Minimum of the past 100+ years, the sun unleashed a flurry of spectacular solar flares:

One of them, an M1-class explosion, was the strongest flare in nearly 3 years, writes Dr. Tony Phillips at the always excellent spaceweather.com.

The source of the activity is now turning toward Earth as it rotates into view over the sun’s northeastern limb:

More: https://electroverse.net/the-sun-unleashes-strongest-solar-flare-in-3-years/

[catfish1957]

I know a lot of experts have counted us lucky in avoiding a Carrington Event (1859) for so long.  Very interesting read for those who are unfamiliar with this historical celestial event which basically fried the only means of electronics existing at the time (Telegraph). Today, such an event for have a much more devastating effect.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_1859_geomagnetic_storm

[Elderberry]

First M-class solar flare of Solar Cycle 25 - Impulsive M1.1 at 07:24 UTC on May 29

The Watchers by Teo Blašković on May 29, 2020

https://watchers.news/2020/05/29/first-m-class-solar-flare-of-solar-cycle-25-impulsive-m1-1/

A moderately strong solar flare measuring M1.1 erupted at 07:24 UTC on May 29, 2020. This is the first M-class solar flare of the new solar cycle -- Solar Cycle 25. The event started at 07:13, peaked at 07:24, and ended at 07:28 UTC.

The eruption took place on the Sun's eastern limb, offering no clear NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) view.

Given its location beyond the limb, it is not expected to have any Earth-directed component.

Solar activity is likely to reach low levels with a slight chance for further M-class flare activity over the next 24 hours.

The region just beyond the NE limb is due to rotate onto the visible disk in the next 24 hours, so magnetic complexity has yet to be determined.

Solar wind parameters were at nominal levels with solar wind speed ranging from 272-306 km/s over the past 24 hours. Total field ranged from 1-5 nT while the Bz component was between +5/-4 nT. Phi angle was predominantly oriented in a positive (away) solar sector.

Weak enhancements to the solar wind parameters are possible from May 29 to 31 due to negative CH HSS influence.

More at link.