#geomagneticstorm — Public Fediverse posts
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🌞 A Plan to Stop Solar Storms From Sending Us Back to the Stone Age
｢ Far out in space, where geostationary satellites orbit, a half-dozen school-bus-size satellites crack open and start dumping barium, lithium or sodium. Within minutes, sunlight transforms this material into an ionized gas shield that slows the oncoming massive blob of plasma ｣
https://www.wsj.com/science/space-astronomy/solar-storm-what-is-stormwall-e2ca1823
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How Space Weather Could Bust The AI Boom
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https://spacenews.com/how-space-weather-could-bust-the-ai-boom/ <-- shared technical article
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https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-data-centers-electric-grid-meltdown <-- shared technical article, “AI Data Centers Pushing Electric Grid Into Meltdown”
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https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-earth-032524-012356 <-- shared 2026 paper, “Magnetic Storms and Geoelectric Hazards”
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#AI #datcenters #infrastructure #impacts #solarstorms #spaceweather #risk #hazards #overloading #electricity #energy #powersupply #energygrid #vulnerable #transmission #energy #demand #consumers #geoelectrical #geomagnetism #blackout #damage #cost #economics #equipment #transformers #carringtonevent #NERC #grid #reliability #electricaldemand #utilities #magneticstorm #electromagneticinduction #extremeevent #historicalevent #hazardanalysis #spaceweather #history #Carrington #geoelectric #humanimpacts #risk #hazard #monitoring #network #geology #geomagnetism #impedance #rock #soil #utilities #electricaltransmission #powerlines #magnetotelluric #sensor #blackout #brownout #energy #geoelectrichazard #geoelectric #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #model #modeling #geomagnetism #geomagneticstorm #telecommunication #electronics #hardened #geography #mitigation #preparedness #geomorphology #geomorphometry #surfacegeology #cost #economics #disaster #impacts #technology #InternetOfThings #internet #USA #review #CONUS #numericalmodeling #realtimemonitoring #AIBoom #Bust
@North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) -
Magnetic Storms And Geoelectric Hazards
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https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-earth-032524-012356 <-- shared paper / annual review
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#magneticstorm #electromagneticinduction #extremeevent #historicalevent #hazardanalysis #spaceweather #history #Carrington #geoelectric #humanimpacts #risk #hazard #monitoring #network #geology #geomagnetism #impedance #rock #soil #utilities #electricaltransmission #powerlines #magnetotelluric #sensor #magnetometer #blackout #brownout #energy #geoelectrichazard #geoelectric #geostatics #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #model #modeling #geomagnetism #geomagneticstorm #telecommunication #electronics #hardened #geography #mitigation #preparedness #geomorphology #geomorphometry #surfacegeology #cost #economics #disaster #impacts #technology #InternetOfThings #internet #USA #review #CONUS #numericalmodeling #realtimemonitoring -
Getting ready for the next #CarringtonEvent. :-)
"The May 2024 geomagnetic storm was the largest for over 20 years. The storm was categorized as a ‘low-level’ G5, where G5 is the highest on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scale for geomagnetic storms, yet the individual solar eruptive events were not particularly severe, and the observed impacts were relatively minor. The impacts that were observed were due to the combined and sustained effect of five successive earthward-directed coronal mass ejections (CMEs) which drove the storm. The event exposed the weakness of the current storm classification system which does not discriminate between low impact and high impact G5 events; it exercised the UK Met Office forecasting system, communications and UK preparedness; and it highlighted key areas that need to be addressed, particularly relating to national power supplies, space traffic management, aviation, forecasting and data gaps. Here, we set out what happened, record some of the key impacts, discuss what went well and what needs to be improved. We make 14 recommendations relevant to four government departments, so that the UK can be better prepared for a low-probability, high-impact space weather event described in the reasonable worst-case scenario that informs the national risk register."
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ISS views Aurora from the November 11-13, 2025 Geomagnetic Storm
#Aurorae #CME #GeomagneticStorm #SolarActivity #SpaceWeather #SunearthInteractions #aurora
⏩ 1 new picture and 1 new video from NASA (SVS) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=2&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20260327125742
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ISS views Aurora from the November 11-13, 2025 Geomagnetic Storm
#Aurorae #CME #GeomagneticStorm #SolarActivity #SpaceWeather #SunearthInteractions #aurora
⏩ 1 new picture and 1 new video from NASA (SVS) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=2&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20260327125742
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Could a powerful geomagnetic storm be the reason 8,000 Victorian homes suddenly lost power in January this year?
I had a chat with Dr Richard Marshall from Australian Bureau of Meteorology Space Weather about the origin of solar storms and the risks they present to our communities and critical infrastructure.
So great to be able to have such fantastic and professional insights about these important events and how we, as a society, need to mitigate against them.
https://www.spaceaustralia.com/feature/earthly-impacts-solar-storms
📸 NASA SVS
#SpaceAustralia #SolarStorm #geomagneticstorm #Astrodon #heliophysics
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Aurora Borealis: Rare red and pink lights seen across Europe from Ireland to Austria.
From Tuesday night into early Wednesday, a powerful G4 geomagnetic storm made the Aurora Borealis visible far beyond its usual range.
Skywatchers across Europe, from Ireland and the UK to Poland and Austria, caught rare glimpses of the northern lights.
#AuroraBorealis #Europe #NorthernLight #Ireland #UK #Poland #Austria #GeomagneticStorm
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The threat of early morning thunderstorms NOT #geomagneticstorm squelched this morning's #POTA #parksontheair activation but managed to setup #buddipole with #FT891 to hunt. Even got a #SSB #QSO with #W1AW #AmateurRadio #HamRadio
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M8.2 solar flare, Strong G4 geomagnetic storm watch
#HackerNews #M8.2SolarFlare #StrongG4Storm #SpaceWeather #SolarActivity #GeomagneticStorm
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Recently Completed Geophysical Survey Will Help Protect Critical Infrastructure From Geomagnetic Storms And Space Weather
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https://www.usgs.gov/news/national-news-release/recently-completed-geophysical-survey-will-help-protect-critical <-- shared technical article
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[my other ½ is a space weather scientist, until I knew her I was not fully aware of all the risks and associated hazards associated with space weather]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #spaceweather #power #telecom #critical #infrastructure #risk #hazard #geomagnetic #geomagneticstorm #geomagnetism #minerals #geothermal #mining #earth #electricpower #powergrid #impacts #conductivity #USMTArray #magnetotellurics #geology #rocks #geophysics #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #array #USA #hazardanalysis #powersystems #transformers #powerfailures #lossofpower #blackouts #overloads
@USGS @NSF @nasa @EarthScope @NOAA -
Taking the BIG DOG #FT891 out for tomorrow's #pota #parksontheair activation. Hoping Helios will bless me with some #6m openings using my #buddipole yagi. @AmateurRadio #hamradio #solarcycle25 #geomagneticstorm