Here we go again. After getting burned (just a little) last week with ‘strong’ solar flares and the chance of Aurora Borealis, this news from space.com:
The Sun today unleashed what appears to be the third most powerful flare in recorded history, a storm of charged particles that could hit Earth mid-day Wednesday with more effect than any since 1989, when an entire Canadian province had its power knocked out.
Depending on the storm’s magnetic orientation, it could set off a dramatic display of colorful northern lights well into mid-latitudes of the United States and Europe.
Since the particles left the Sun at an astounding 4,000,000 mph (At that speed, New York to Los Angeles takes about 2¼ seconds), there could be an aurora tonight. Of course by tonight I expect loads of clouds and probably rain.
Maybe that’s actually a blessing?