Severe Solar Storm Could Stress Power Grids
Severe solar storm could stress power grids even more as US deals with major back-to-back hurricanes
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a severe geomagnetic storm watch for Thursday into Friday after an outburst from the sun was detected earlier this week. Such a storm
Severe solar storm could supercharge auroras across US, impact power grids, NOAA warns
Strong geomagnetic storms can disrupt radio communications and power grids and even damage orbiting satellites. But they can also boost the auroras , also known as the northern and southern lights, making them more intense and viewable at lower latitudes than usual.
Will we see northern lights, power grid impacts amid ‘severe’ geomagnetic storm?
Earth is being hit by a strong solar radiation storm event that will be followed by a geomagnetic storm, space weather officials say.
A ‘severe’ Earth-bound solar storm could bring northern lights far south
The aurora borealis could be seen as far south as Alabama and California on Thursday night, and the surge of solar particles could extend into Friday too.
Severe solar storm could disrupt power, communications
On the bright side, auroras may dazzle skies as far south as mid-latitudes Watch out, Earth: There's another strong geomagnetic storm headed our way from the Sun, following the G5-class one that hit back in May.
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