Aurora Watch In Effect As Severe Solar Storm Slams Into Earth (sciencealert.com)
(Wednesday January 21, 2026 @05:00AM (BeauHD)
from the heads-up dept.)
- Reference: 0180630856
- News link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/01/21/0442254/aurora-watch-in-effect-as-severe-solar-storm-slams-into-earth
- Source link: https://www.sciencealert.com/aurora-watch-in-effect-as-severe-solar-storm-slams-into-earth
[1]alternative_right shares a report from ScienceAlert:
> Thanks to a giant eruption on the Sun and a large opening in its atmosphere, we're [2]currently experiencing G4 conditions -- a severe geomagnetic storm strong enough to disrupt power grids as energy from space weather disturbances drives electric currents through Earth's magnetic field and the ground. Experts say the storm could even reach [3]G5 levels , the extreme category responsible for the spectacular auroral activity seen [4]in May 2024 . In fact, space weather bureaus around the world are forecasting powerful aurora conditions, with some suggesting aurora could be visible at unusually low latitudes, potentially rivaling the reach of 2024's historic superstorm.
A livestream of the Northern Lights is [5]available on YouTube . The Aurora forecast is available [6]here .
[1] https://slashdot.org/~alternative_right
[2] https://www.sciencealert.com/aurora-watch-in-effect-as-severe-solar-storm-slams-into-earth
[3] https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation
[4] https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/07/19/2256202/may-solar-superstorm-caused-largest-mass-migration-of-satellites-in-history
[5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0i1Kg6fROg
[6] https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-viewline-tonight-and-tomorrow-night-experimental
> Thanks to a giant eruption on the Sun and a large opening in its atmosphere, we're [2]currently experiencing G4 conditions -- a severe geomagnetic storm strong enough to disrupt power grids as energy from space weather disturbances drives electric currents through Earth's magnetic field and the ground. Experts say the storm could even reach [3]G5 levels , the extreme category responsible for the spectacular auroral activity seen [4]in May 2024 . In fact, space weather bureaus around the world are forecasting powerful aurora conditions, with some suggesting aurora could be visible at unusually low latitudes, potentially rivaling the reach of 2024's historic superstorm.
A livestream of the Northern Lights is [5]available on YouTube . The Aurora forecast is available [6]here .
[1] https://slashdot.org/~alternative_right
[2] https://www.sciencealert.com/aurora-watch-in-effect-as-severe-solar-storm-slams-into-earth
[3] https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation
[4] https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/07/19/2256202/may-solar-superstorm-caused-largest-mass-migration-of-satellites-in-history
[5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0i1Kg6fROg
[6] https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-viewline-tonight-and-tomorrow-night-experimental
That's why my microwave was sparking (Score:2)
by thesjaakspoiler ( 4782965 )
All kinds of sparks flying around the door and inside.
It's called Oracle now (Score:2)
So welcome to the Oracular system. That will be $75,000,000,000,000 per planet and you must license every planet and asteroid in your system or face their lawyers.