Major Solar Storm

[cphilip]

Just got this email

Subject: ADVISORY: Geomagnetic Disturbance

A POSSIBLE STRONG GEOMAGNETIC STORM IS
HEADED TOWARDS THE EARTH AND IS EXPECTED TO REACH EARTH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON OCTOBER 24, 2003. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF OUTAGES
AND INTERRUPTIONS OF CELL PHONE AND PAGER SERVICE BECAUSE OF
ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE. SATELLITES ARE ALSO VERY VULNERABLE
TO SOLAR ACTIVITY. SOLAR ACTIVITY IS RATED ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 5
WITH 5 BEING THE MOST INTENSE. THE STORM APPROACHING IS
EXPECTED TO BE A 3, OR MODERATE.

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http://www.emergencyemail.org/solar2003oct.html

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[Brak]

does it make my brain explode?

[cphilip]

Yours? Probably.... take cover immediately. I suggest you walk around the rest of the day with a Large Aluminum Colander on your head. That should diffuse it. And send us a picture of that would ya?

[-=Squid=-]

My cell phone is working just fine...Or is this one of those deals like y2k, where its no big deal, but they make it seem as though it is?

[FactsOfLife]

No, there is a major sunspot group on the sun that had a very sizeable coronal mass ejection a couple of days ago.

One thing it can do is knock out power grids. It can also cause electrical problems with satellites, cell phone towers, and tv signals.

For the most part though it'll just cause some minor interference in radio devices.

On the plus side, usually when you get activity of this magnitude, you get an unusually high lever of coronal activity.

this means go out when it's dark and if it's clear, look north, you may get to see a very good Aurora Borealis(northern lights) display.

[gimp]

Well. Better stock up on the beer.

[OfficerGoat]

better wrap your hard disks in magnets in order to prevent the sun spots from deleting your data.... he he he he ... sorry.. time for me to go to bed now..lol

[FactsOfLife]

Originally posted by gimp
Well. Better stock up on the beer.

Dos Equis es mui bueno!

[PyRo]

Reason #431 that I don't have a cell phone and pagor

[XzIpK21]

Hmm, this may have been why my Radio made some weird *** sounds today, scared teh crap outta me.

[PyRo]

Damn solar storms always comming down here and messing with us, why cannot they just stay in space?
Maybie it will change the orbit of the earth and send us directly into the sun?

[FalconGuy016]

Man, I was wondering why my cell phone exploded

[PyRo]

Hmm, exploding cell phones, I think some countries use those to get rid of people they don't like.

[alkafluence]

It may also make wireless internet connectivity a bit more spotty as it may cause possible interference.

[logamus]

Originally posted by PyRo
Damn solar storms always comming down here and messing with us, why cannot they just stay in space?
Maybie it will change the orbit of the earth and send us directly into the sun?

wouldnt that just be great. the earth is way overrated anyway.