We'll know if the Starlink satellites are being knocked out of LEO by that CME in a few days when the Russian advance in Ukraine stops....
An Earth directed Solar Flare has just been released from the Sun and it is a doozy! I will be keeping a close eye on Space Weather to give updates but I would expect auroras Sunday night/Monday morning!
Let's hope this offers similar views to Oct 10, 2024 or better!
#auroraalert
#spaceweathernews
#aurora
#spaceweather
#solarflare
#cme
In a real-life situation, the primary impacts would lead to serious disruptions in many sectors, including aviation, emergency response and health care, as hospitals would have to rely on back-up power generators for days.
#CME
https://www.space.com/astronomy/earth/the-us-isnt-prepared-for-a-big-solar-storm-exercise-finds
The March 1940 Superstorm - Geoelectromagnetic Hazards And Impacts On American Communication And Power Systems
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2022SW003379 <-- shared paper
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#spaceweather #geomagnetic #history #historic #1940 #USA #measurement #spatialanalysis #geomagnetism #risk #hazard #effects #ICME #CME #coronalmassejection #interference #electricity #electrical #utilities #infrastructure #impacts #communications #telecommunications #geoelectromagnetic #solarwind #magneticstorm #humanimpacts #geoelectric #geology #soil #operations #transmission #power #energy #energysupply #naturalhazard@USGS | @CIRES
Protip: a coronal mass ejection is not only an event after you've consumed too many Mexican lagers.
#Genetics #Genomics #Cancer #Academia #AcademicChatter
Interested in cancer genetics? Don't want to fly somewhere to here about it? Next week the American Society of Human Genetics is having an online-only digital symposium on cancer genetics.
https://www.ashg.org/product/2025-spring-symposium-emerging-frontiers-in-cancer-genetics/
I think it's also worth up to 6 #CME credits if you do continuing medical education.
Space Weather
An X1.1 flare erupted from a new active region on the east limb, peaking at 15h20 UT 28 Mar (not 15h35 UT as previously stated).
After 1.5 hours the XRay flux is still above M-level, but is falling. The flare appears to be a filament eruption.
An R3 radio blackout affected the Caribbean, Central America and northern S America.
10cm, type II and type IV radio emissions and a coronal mass ejection were observed.
This flare marks the end of couple of fairly quiet weeks on the sun!
A Coronal Mass Ejection from the Sun is predicted to impact Earth within the next hour.
Sadly it is daylight and cloudy here but you Northern hemisphere folks may have better luck.
https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/wsa-enlil-solar-wind-prediction
"G3 (Strong) Geomagnetic Storm Watch for 23 Mar" by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center - The Sun erupted a coronal mass ejection (CME) expected to reach Earth on March 23 UTC at G3 storm level. That means forecasted Kp=7 for aurora down to Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Massachusetts. https://www.spaceweather.gov/news/g3-strong-geomagnetic-storm-watch-23-mar #astronomy #aurora #AuroraBorealis #AuroraAustralis #CME #SpaceWeather
https://www.europesays.com/1919104/ This Week’s Key News Preview | U.S. SEC Cryptocurrency Working Group Holds First Roundtable Meeting; CME Plans to Launch SOL Futures #CME #crypto #cryptocurrency #EthereumFoundation #SOLFutures #Starknet #U.S.SEC #WazirX
The nice thing about the expansion of diagnostic panels for respiratory pathogens is that even those who did not read the CDC EPIC study back in 2015 can now clearly appreciate the number of people who get to see the inside of a hospital/ICU from the sniffles "rhinovirus". #CME
Northern Lights time now!!
CME Arrival at Earth has Occurred and Warnings have been Issued | NOAA / NWS Space Weather Prediction Center
https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/cme-arrival-earth-has-occurred-and-warnings-have-been-issued
The #X9 solar flare emitted is the largest categorised by #NASA. A second #CME is likely to hit Earth on Saturday and Sunday. #SolarFlares do not cause the Northern Lights. They are caused by a phenomenon called coronal mass ejections that erupt from an active sun spot. Combined with flares, they can create #SolarStorms that interact with Earth's magnetic field
or #magnetosphere. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy437gnp28zo
Once again, here is the mesmerizing time-lapse video from NASA of the frothing surface of the Sun, as captured by the orbiting Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) in various wavelengths.
Beautiful and frightening as it may appear, this is what provides the energy to sustain life on earth. The earth's magnetic field helps deflect dangerous flares and energetic particles away from earth and allows the good stuff to pass thru.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tmbeLTHC_0
#CME
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