Rare severe geomagnetic storm watch issued for first time in nearly 20 years amid "unusual" solar event

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[–]magnora7 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

www.solarham.com has great information on what the sun is doing right now.

[–]In-the-clouds 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Thanks for sharing. I just bookmarked it. Here's another:

https://spaceweather.com/ The biggest geomagnetic storm in almost 20 years is underway now.

[–]magnora7 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Nice. There is definitely a huge influx of solar particles right now on Earth. They're showing on the maps there are likely auroras as far south as Nebraska right now! https://www.solarham.com/oval.htm

[–]Smalls 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I heard reports that it was seen in Florida and southern Louisiana.

[–]magnora7 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I heard some people reporting north florida as well, but only visible on camera and not with the naked eye. I guess tonight we'll have another round of it, it looks like.

[–]Smalls 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I didn't see any last night but I went to bed fairly early. Maybe could have picked it up on a long exposure photo.

[–]In-the-clouds 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

Are sourthern folk about to see the swirling lights?

Aurora borealis, otherwise known as the northern lights, could be seen as far south as Alabama and in northern California as well.

What key assets could be tripped out?

According to NOAA, they can also cause some protective systems to "trip out key assets from the grid,"

This reminds me of a dream I had a few nights ago about a grocery store. In the dream, people were standing in line with their shopping carts but not moving. The computers weren't working. The cashiers could not scan the groceries. People were standing motionless as if they were waiting for it to restart.

The internet and electricity will eventually go out. This could happen through solar flares, cyberattack, and EMP weapons. It's just a matter of time and as I have repeated many times here, if you want to be saved: Repent and turn to your Savior. Jesus is our only hope.

[–]Musky[S] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Hopefully your dream is not prophetic and we don't even notice the geomagnetic storm.

Did you catch this part:

There is an average of 100 severe geomagnetic storms every solar cycle, but so far, there have only been three observed in the most recent cycle that began in December 2019.

I thought that was interesting. Why is the sun calmer than usual?

[–]In-the-clouds 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

We also have hundreds of thunderstorms each year that sweep across our land that don't seem to bother us much, until the hurricane or tornado comes.

I don't know why the sun had a calm period. But when the angel pours his vial over the sun, it will hurt.

Media coverage of CO2 emissions is a distraction away from the true source of heat and energy: the sun.... And we have no power over that body!

[–]GuyWhite 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Global warming? 😉

[–]Canbot 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This is not the first time there has been a warning about a "severe geomagnetic storm".

[–]ShoahKahn 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Wipe us out... ALL of us.

[–]package 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

All the stupid fucking fear mongering news agencies making my grandma freak out because they kept suggesting this would knock out the power grid, fry our phones, erase digital photos, and disrupt emergency services.

[–]carn0ld03 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

FIRST IMPACT - Level 4 Storm

[–]YurariYurato 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I wonder how legit the whole thing is...

[–]Musky[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I mean it happened. The extent of possible consequences was just hyped to hell. Most people didn't notice it even occurred.

[–]dissidentrhetoric 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

BS