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2023-11-18 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Solar flare feared to fry satellites, causing months-long 'internet apocalypse'

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Posted by Fred 2023-11-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [16 views ] Top

#1 Spaceweather.com has a weekend geomagnetic storm watch with a CME expected to hit Earth “probably on November 19. The impact could spark minor G1 class geomagnetic storms on the 19th and 20th.” They class G1 storms as “minor” - weak power grid fluctuations can occur. Minor impact on satellite operations possible.

Posted by Ululating Platypus 2023-11-18 00:31|| 2023-11-18 00:31|| Front Page Top

#2 If anything, you may see a slowing of traffic but I doubt this is that flare

Posted by newc 2023-11-18 00:52|| 2023-11-18 00:52|| Front Page Top

#3 This solar eruption was so powerful it warped the sun's magnetic field (video)

Posted by Skidmark 2023-11-18 03:51|| 2023-11-18 03:51|| Front Page Top

#4 Checked Space Weather Live it currently states "Currently there's no noteworthy space weather" and also shows there were M 1.26 rated strong (not Major) Flares 24 and 72 hrs ago.

The Earth is currently seeing a C2.49 Solar Small Flare as of 6:58am (EDST)

With that said I have noted a number of internet sites reporting connectivity & data center troubles depending on their GEO locations?

Posted by NN2N1 2023-11-18 07:03|| 2023-11-18 07:03|| Front Page Top

#5 With that said ... my network lost Internet for 73 minutes right after posting the above comment.

It seems the alternative NO-Track DNS server I was using crashed or hung itself. So I am temporarily using Xfinity's DNS which tracks and records connections.

Posted by NN2N1 2023-11-18 09:30|| 2023-11-18 09:30|| Front Page Top

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