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Recent Solar Flare Could Disrupt Communications

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the my-communications-have-flared-up dept.

w98 writes "CNN has reported that the 4th largest solar flare in the last 15 years may disrupt communications. "Significant solar eruptions are possible in the coming days and there could be disruptions in spacecraft operations, electric power systems, high frequency communications and low-frequency navigation systems," says the article."

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  1. A comunitcations disruption can mean... by Anonymous+Crowhead · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...only one thing - invasion.

  2. SpaceWeather. by hot_Karls_bad_cavern · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here you go.

  3. Kind of late... by josecanuc · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So these flares cause electromagnetic activity that occurs pretty quickly. According to the cnn.com article, their source was NOAA's Space Environment Center, and they handily included a link to said department.

    According to the information at NOAA, the effects from this event will end by the morning of Sept 8. In other words, it's all over now, if you wanted to prepare.

    Now, along with these often comes CME (coronal mass ejections), but this event wasn't facing Earth, so there won't be any of that material heading our way.

    I have to ask what good it does for CNN to post this information as though it is an alert to prepare, rather than as an after-the-fact notice?