(semi duplicate posting of one today in Earthquake thread)
Biggest Solar Storm Since 2005 to Peak TuesdayWashington Post January 24, 2012
Save WASHINGTON - On the heels of a solar storm that delivered a glancing blow over the weekend, the sun released an even more energetic blast of radiation and charged plasma overnight that could disrupt GPS signals and the electrical grid today, especially at high latitudes, space weather researchers warned yesterday. . . . .
The storm is to peak today when a speeding cloud of plasma and charged particles blasts past the earth, distorting the planet’s magnetic field with effects possibly ranging as far south in latitude as Texas and Arizona.
Predictions from NASA scientists show the storm peaking about 9 a.m. today, although uncertainty means the storm could peak up to seven hours earlier or later, said Michael Hesse of NASA’s Space Weather Laboratory in Greenbelt, Md.
http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2012/01/24/biggest-solar-storm-since-peak-tuesday/2bIMnBk20PlPHNxI8iYfeJ/story.html
