Friday, October 25, 2013

Rare Triple CME Flare on Sun Sends Northern Lights into the North Central US

The largest, an M.9 class flare is not big enough to cause disruption to satellites or electronics. Disruptive flares are generally stronger in the X class.
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Update - an X.2 flare went off this morning.
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I've been wondering if sunspot activity increases the chance of hurricanes. It's late in the year but I guess we will see.

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