A Strong Solar Storm Is Inbound With a Full Halo CME (space.com) 46
The Space Weather Prediction Center is closely watching the arrival of a super-hot plasma eruption, known as a coronal mass ejection (CME), that will slam into Earth tonight, writes longtime Slashdot reader StyleChief. Images of the huge sunspot "rotating to face the earth" can be viewed here. The Space Weather Prediction Center reports: With 3 CMEs already inbound, the addition of a 4th, full halo CME has prompted SWPC forecasters to upgrade the G2 Watch on 01 Dec to a G3 Watch. This faster-moving halo CME is progged to merge with 2 of the 3 upstream CMEs, all arriving at Earth on 01 Dec. G3 (Strong) conditions are now likely on 01 Dec. Continue to monitor spaceweather.gov for the latest updates. "The rapid Earth-bound CME left the sun on Nov. 29 during a powerful M9.8-class solar flare eruption," reports Space.com. "But it isn't alone."
"The speedy plasma outburst will merge with several slower upstream CMEs that left the sun a day earlier (Nov. 28), creating a 'Cannibal CME' that will likely trigger a strong geomagnetic storm akin to a Nov. 5 event that supercharged auroras and STEVE around the world."
"The speedy plasma outburst will merge with several slower upstream CMEs that left the sun a day earlier (Nov. 28), creating a 'Cannibal CME' that will likely trigger a strong geomagnetic storm akin to a Nov. 5 event that supercharged auroras and STEVE around the world."
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Or certainly true and probably irrelevant.
lucky escape (Score:2)
The Space Weather Prediction Center is closely watching the arrival of a super-hot plasma eruption, known as a coronal mass ejection (CME), that will slam into Earth tonight
Lucky it didn't arrive during the day
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When is tonight? I don't see an estimated eta in UTC, so is it tonight USA time or Tonight European time or tonight is Asian time?
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...we use American time.
Which one?
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Central.
God's Time Zone.
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Jeeze, omnipotent one - just re-locate to the correct time zone for Operations. Or at least go month-and-month with your secondary. Which would be, i guess, "Jeeze"?
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Dec. 1st at 0021 UTC. https://www.spaceweather.com/ [spaceweather.com]
That was eight hours ago, and seven hours before Slashdot posted the story.
Slashdot isn't the best site for breaking news.
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It never has been.
Slashdot used to be a Reader's Digest for tech stories. Pretty much "curated" instead of "breaking" news. Just the interesting stuff out of the thousands of tech news stories.
Well, over time things changed. Now it's just no longer breaking news, it's more like "whatever the powers that are consider interesting... or, if the cynic and conspiracy nut in me is right, they get paid to write about".
Re: lucky escape (Score:2)
There's no valid explanation for all the low quality Bloomberg stories but payola.
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Well, you've got better reason to complain about the system than "Opportunist". But since I certainly don't copy (or get paid by) Bloomberg (don't think I've ever had a reason to visit their website,
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Errr, YOU are the 'powers that "are" '. By making submissions, you control what is available for "them" to put onto the front page. You have a second influence, by voting on submissions on the front page.
Of course, "submission" is not identical to "front page" (or even, "email") story. But "no submission" definitely means the story isn't going to get mentioned (unless someone else submits it.
I'll grant that I probably only average about 5 st
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Ok, when did I poop on your cereals that you try to single me out now? So far three replies that are all weak attempts at character assassination, with this being, so far at least, the best.
C'mon, show us on this doll where I touched you improperly.
Re: lucky escape (Score:2)
And of course... (Score:3)
After a week of cool, clear weather - the clouds are moving back into the Pacific Northwest right on time!
Again!
Re: And of course... (Score:2)
Where I live weâ(TM)ve had at least 5 nights in the last year(ish) and itâ(TM)s been fully overcast each and every timeâ¦
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It's even overcast in Arizona today.
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After a week of cool, clear weather - the clouds are moving back into the Pacific Northwest right on time!
Again!
The easiest way to know if there's aurora is to look up at the sky.
Is it cloudy? Then the aurora are out!
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Your request to be signed up for every spam list on the planet has been granted, your mail should arrive shortly.
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Name checks out.
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I'm a consultant, it's my job to be helpful.
Who writes this shit? (Score:2)
And on reading the comments we learn that it happened BEFORE the story was posted!
WHAT MORON EARNS MONEY FOR WRITING THIS SHIT?
Re: Who writes this shit? (Score:1)
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Why "pretty disruptive" during the day? At night, the sun faces the other side of the Earth, it's obviously day time there!
Re: Who writes this shit? (Score:1)
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Bye everyone! (Score:2)
Civilization was fun while it lasted.
So long and thanks for all the fish! (Score:4, Funny)
I have my towel ready...
When should I leave my bunker? (Score:2)
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When you run out of left-over pizza, of course. Or when your mom kicks you out.
i listened to AM radio most the night (Score:3)
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Re: i listened to AM radio most the night (Score:2)
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Not enough Caffiene (Score:2)
What, no Carrington event? (Score:2)
Coronal Mass Ejection, but no Carrington Event [slashdot.org].
Why? Because we don't ground modern electric systems the same
way as early telegraph system were once grounded.
Yet another Chicken Little story.
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Not really, as we couldn't be sure until after the fact that modern grounding and other precautions would be sufficient. Among other things, we couldn't know in advance just how accurate our predictions of the magnetic and electrical forces were.
GoatSun? (Score:1)
Ugg, are you sure that's not a doctored goatse?
Almost always a bit too far south (Score:2)
Here in NorCal, almost always too far south and this time most likely too cloudy. Earlier this year a professional photographer captured some of the show here. I thought I might have seen some red the first time, but no motion so I can't claim it. The quest continues. It's a challenge because even if it comes to me, there's a hill in the way so I still have to drive. Who wants to burn gas these days with no guarantee?
Have been watching it. (Score:2)