Solar Storm might turn the TV off
A solar storm is heading for Earth. The storm, the largest since 2007, is the result of a solar eruption (Flare) which occurred Tuesday evening. The released charged particles are heading for the Earth at a speed of 4 million miles per hour. The particles are expected to arrive between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. EST Thursday 8th March 2012 and stop sometime Friday morning 9th March 2012.
CONS :
- Power outages
- Disruption to satellite tv service
- GPS errors and or outages
- Radio communication problems
- Magnetic emissions
PROS:
- Northern Aurora visible further south
- Canada and USA Great Lakes area,
- Thursday night and early Friday morning
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