Earth to be blasted by solar storm that could take out power grids

[rangerrebew]

Earth to be blasted by solar storm that could take out power grids

The sun lobbed a tendril of solar plasma on Sunday, now rocketing toward Earth at over 650,000 miles per hour (Picture: Nasa)When most folks think of Autumn, browning leaves, crisp wind and pumpkins come to mind – for scientists, though, it’s solar storms. And one is likely to blitz the Earth today, according to meteorologists. A solar storm, also called a geomagnetic storm, sees material spewed from the sun bombard the planet’s magnetic field. The outburst can interfere with power grids and cause blackouts, as well as fry satellites and interfere with GPS communications. Astronauts bopping around the Earth are also subjected to more radiation. The sun lobbed a tendril of solar plasma on Sunday, now rocketing toward Earth at over 650,000 miles per hour (Picture: Nasa)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/earth-to-be-blasted-by-solar-storm-that-could-take-out-power-grids/ss-AA1raMDO?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=ff55c8a0c7ec42149a20b36a6a740d0e&ei=22

[Wingnut]

Gee, maybe it "could" halt a hurricane too.   

These people are insane.

[GtHawk]

Gee, maybe it "could" halt a hurricane too.   

These people are insane.

I’ve lost count of the ‘solar storm could’ panic stories, aren’t the Earths magnetic fields gonna flip and kill us all stories overdue?

[the OlLine Rebel]

Yawn.

And it’s here today?


Well thankfully this means we can settle whether this is a problem once and for all, very quickly.