Re: Sun 'burp' to wipe out cellphone and wifi coverage as geomagnetic storm hits Earth

Leroy N. Soetoro wrote on 8/10/24 6:22 am:
> https://www.themirror.com/news/world-news/sun-burp-wipe-out-cellphone-
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> 
> A huge 'sun burp' could wipe out our cellphones and wifi is due to
> hit Earth on Saturday.
> 
> Sunspot AR3842 could cause havoc this weekend – wiping out radios,
> power and satellite networks. The fast-growing region of strong
> magnetic fields erupted on Tuesday – triggering the second-strongest
> flare for five years.
> 
> It fired out a blast of solar plasma and high energy particles –
> known as a coronal mass ejection or CME – into space.

Hang on!! I thought it only took 8 minutes for The Suns rays to reach us 
on Earth. How come this stuff is gunna, apparently, take four or five 
days?? Slow pokes!!

> Star is due to EXPLODE over US this week - here's how to see
> once-in-a- lifetime cosmic event

WHAT?? A STAR is gunna explode *ONLY* over the U.S. of A. this 
week-end!! Talk about being selective!!

> Elon Musk will send SpaceX starships to Mars in two years 'to
> immunize planet from catastrophe'

Well, that'll save us from thisa week-ends problem, will not it??

> And the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts the
> CME will slam into Earth on Saturday or Sunday.
> 
> The geomagnetic storm could cause radio blackouts, power grid damage
> and disruptions to satellite communications.
> 
> Solar flares are the largest explosive events in the solar system. X
> is the largest class of solar flare, which can trigger radio
> blackouts across the globe and widespread damage to satellites,
> spacecraft and power grids.
> 
> Tuesday’s was an X7.1, according to Nasa. The Sun has already shot
> out 41 X-class solar flares this year – more than have occurred in
> the last nine years combined.
> 
> And with solar maximum – a period of peak sun activity – lasting for
> at least another year, experts suggest the Earth will see more
> intense flares, CMEs and geomagnetic storms next year.
-- 
Daniel