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We just had another M9.3 Flare - All this solar activity and not one pinned sun thread?
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[quote:<<LOOK`n thru YOU>>:MV8xNTgzNTExXzI2MTY5NDI1XzQyN0ZDNzg5] [quote:XP...] Quick break down.... With our grids at 100% due to heat wave even a moderate geo storm could cause severe damage. The grid is basically a huge circuit with crappy breakers and few resistors, so if it is 100% and you introduce more amperage, which would be DC by the way, it will cause transformers to meltdown and in extreme cases the actual wires to melt. Imagine using a 22 gauge wir to connect a 2000w microwave, when you turn it on if the breaker does not trip the wir over heats from to many electrons on too narrow of a conductor and the heat produced melts the wire. Ok now for M vs X it is just like the EQ scale X1 is 10 times stronger than M9...... A direct hit from X10 on a with our shields ( magnetosphere)at 100% would zap most satellites and possibly some grids.... Now take shields o 50% add in over tasked power grid and it is a crap shoot.. A series of mid sized M flares with CMEs hitting in serial could o the trick... Bottom line not even the scientist know, it is all theory as we have not had these types of event in recent history.... Be prepared and you don't have to worry so much, just be alert and informed... Funny thing had a neighbor tell me he couldn't afford to prep, I said well if you didn't eat out 5 days a week, take a week vacation, an quit spending money on booze and cigarettes you could prep! Life is about choices.... XP... [/quote] I was thinking this exact same thing this morning while driving to work..the grids are always stressed this time of year.. [/quote]
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This makes the 6th M flare since July 30th
two of them being M9.3 Flares
That is just under an X flare
the last M9.3 just happened
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link to www.swpc.noaa.gov
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and produced a massive CME
This IS earth bound
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link to www.youtube.com
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Photos of this CME
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link to sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov
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link to sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov
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link to sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov
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Very similar to the one from a few months ago that was off the SW limb, that was directed away from us and all the scientist said it was a good thing that it was or we would have been fried!
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link to www.youtube.com
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August
M9.3 Flare on 8/4/2011 @ 03:57 UTC
M6.0 Flare on 8/3/2011 @ 13:48 UTC
M1.7 Flare on 8/3/2011 @ 04:32 UTC
M1.1 Flare on 8/3/2011 @ 03:40 UTC
M1.4 Flare on 8/2/2011 @ 05:19 UTC
July
M9.3 Flare on 7/30/2011
M1.1 Flare on 7/27/2011
as of right now, we have 3 inbound CME's
the first one should arrive late tomorrow Aug 4th
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