Incoming!! There are four giant X-Class solar CME storms on the way to earth...arriving tonight.

[Leveraction44]

Some estimates go as as high as Kp 9.0 which is the top end of the scale. Other estimates are lower.

Y'all ever heard of the 1859 Carrington Event?

The day after Carrington observed the impressive flare, Earth experienced an unprecedented geomagnetic storm, with telegraph systems going haywire and auroral displays — normally confined to polar latitudes — visible in the tropics, according to NASA Science.

Carrington put two and two together and realized that the solar flare he'd seen was almost certainly the cause of this massive geomagnetic disturbance. This was a connection that had never previously been made, according to NASA Spaceflight. The solar storm of 1859 is now known as the Carrington Event in his honor.

The Carrington Event sparked a huge geomagnetic storm that wreaked havoc with technology. Earth fell silent as telegraph communications around the world failed.

In his book:

Blackout Wars: State Initiatives To Achieve Preparedness Against An Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Catastrophe​

Dr. Peter Vincent Pry specifically talks about the Carrington event.

Power Disruption?

 

[HERMET]

The great silence...at last.

 

[Rolling_trip]

'Severe' solar storm arrives, likely to trigger Northern Lights as far south as Alabama tonight

A "severe" geomagnetic storm is now in progress, according to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center, raising hopes for a dazzling display of the Northern Lights on Friday night while also putting infrastructure operators on guard for potential electrical effects from the solar event.

www.foxweather.com

 

[WinstonSmith]

Wonder if it will cause some more crazy weather.

 

[Joab]

It will activate the COVID shots and power up the nano bots

 

[Just1more]

But is Trump responsible?

 

[lostchild]

What will we do if it takes out the telegraph?

But seriously, gonna be upset if it disrupts the teevee.

 

[Torn]

Bring’em on. We haven’t had power since Wednesday nights storms and we’re doing just fine on the mountain. Run the genny every now and then to keep the fridge and freezer cool, check the interweb and call and check on my folks.

 

[Leveraction44]

What will we do if it takes out the telegraph?

The telegraph systems were comprised of air-gap swiches that look like they were designed to carry hundreds of amps.

Anyway, if it damaged them causing fires, what do you think would happen to a microchip?

 

[lostchild]

On a lighter note, don’t think i’ve experienced a mass coronal ejection since I was a teenager.