Solar Eruption Triggers Strongest Radiation Storm

Posted by timothy on Tuesday January 24, 2012 @03:13AM from the your-reception-is-terrible dept.

ForgedArtificer writes "A recent eruption on the sun will be exposing Earth to the strongest radiation storm seen since 2005. [The storm] will potentially disrupt communications and put high-flyers at risk of radiation exposure." Says Spaceweather.com: "On the NOAA scale of radiation storms, this one ranks S3, which means it could, e.g., cause isolated reboots of computers onboard Earth-orbiting satellites and interfere with polar radio communications." According to the Christian Science Monitor, "NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a geomagnetic storm watch, and the agency's deputy, Kathy Sullivan, said that polar flights are expected to be re-routed."

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Re:STRONGEST RADIATION STORM!!!! by ForgedArtificer · 2012-01-24 05:33 · Score: 1, Offtopic

Not entirely my fault; I'm the one who wrote that headline and it cut off the last three words: "In Seven Years"
To be fair, I didn't think to check the title on the preview... on the other hand, can't think how I'd have shortened it.

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