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> On Sep 6, 2017, at 16:26, Nick Bright <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://www.spaceweather.com/ > > GEOMAGNETIC STORM WATCH (G3-CLASS): A CME hurled toward Earth by sunspot > AR2673 on Sept.4th is due to arrive later today. NOAA forecasters say the > CME's impact could spark moderately-strong G2-class geomagnetic storms with > isolated periods of strong G3-class storming on Sept. 6th and 7th. > High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras in bright moonlight. > Free: Aurora Alerts > > MAJOR X-CLASS SOLAR FLARE: On Sept. 6th at 1202 UT, sunspot AR2673 unleashed > a major X9.3-class solar flare--the strongest solar flare in more than a > decade. X-rays and UV radiation from the blast ionized the top of Earth's > atmosphere, causing a strong shortwave radio blackout over Europe, Africa and > the Atlantic Ocean: blackout map. > > Analysis is still underway but this event may have directed a large CME > towards earth. A direct CME strike from an X9 class flare could cause a G5+ > geomagnetic storm; which could cause > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geomagnetic_storm#Geomagnetic_storm_effects > > > -- > ----------------------------------------------- > - Nick Bright - > - Vice President of Technology - > - Valnet -=- We Connect You -=- - > - Tel 888-332-1616 x 315 / Fax 620-331-0789 - > - Web http://www.valnet.net/ - > ----------------------------------------------- > - Are your files safe? - > - Valnet Vault - Secure Cloud Backup - > - More information & 30 day free trial at - > - http://www.valnet.net/services/valnet-vault - > ----------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
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