#solarstorm — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #solarstorm, aggregated by home.social.
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"A Solar Superstorm Caused a GPS Glitch Bad Enough to Crash Self-Driving Cars
The massive eruption threw GPS readings off by more than 33 feet (10 meters).
On November 11, 2025, the Sun unleashed a series of solar flares that struck Earth, triggering a severe geomagnetic storm that peaked for around six hours. The event triggered beautiful auroras across the skies, but it also wreaked havoc on crucial technology we rely on for our daily lives.
In a new study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, a team of scientists measured the disruption to global navigation systems caused by the geomagnetic storm. The results revealed significant positioning errors, large enough to mess with precision agriculture and autonomous vehicles across the U.S."
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A Massive Solar Storm Could Paralyze the US Grid—Here Is Where the Danger Lies
Full story 👇
Learn more: https://www.earthinsider.in/2026/09/solar-storm-power-grid-vulnerabilities.html
#EarthInsider #EarthInsiderNews #EINews #US #America #USNews #SolarStorm #PowerGrid #SpaceWeather #Infrastructure #BreakingNews #TopStory
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That Massive Solar Storm Did Something Terrifying to American GPS That Nobody Saw Coming
Full story 👇
Learn more: https://www.earthinsider.in/2026/09/solar-storm-gps-glitch-paralyzed-america.html
#EarthInsider #EarthInsiderNews #EINews #US #America #USNews #SolarStorm #GPSGlitch #SpaceWeather #BreakingNews #Trending
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The World Needs to Prep for ‘Black Swan Events’
Volcanoes that blot out the sun, solar storms that knock out power grids, a nuclear exchange that…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Science #fertilizer #FoodSecurity #nuclearwar #Solarstorm
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Tree Rings and Starlight: Tracing the Solar Tempest of Antiquity
How do scientists use tree rings to find ancient solar storms? Learn how researchers linked old poetry to solar events between 753 and 509 BCE.
#science, #history, #treerings, #solarstorm, #archaeology
https://newsletter.tf/tree-rings-show-ancient-solar-storms-753-509-bce/
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Scientists found evidence of a huge solar storm in old tree rings. This is the first time they have linked nature's data to ancient poems about red skies.
#science, #history, #treerings, #solarstorm, #archaeology
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earth.com:
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Low-Earth orbit is a 'house of cards' that is just 2.8 days from a catastrophic collision
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".. the system is getting so crowded, so maneuver-dependent, and so reliant on constant control that a rare disruption – especially a strong solar storm – could push it from “busy but manageable” to “we can’t keep up” surprisingly fast."1.5.2026
#CRASHClock #LEO #MegaConstellation #Raumfahrt #Satelliten #SolarStorm #SpaceFlight #SpaceWeather #Weltraumwetter
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⚠️ #SpaceWeatherAlert ⚠️
#StefanBurns reports a huge #SolarFlare which likely causes a #SolarStorm of huge proportion between end of #march beginning of #april
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⚠️ #SpaceWeatherAlert ⚠️
#StefanBurns reports a huge #SolarFlare which likely causes a #SolarStorm of huge proportion between end of #march beginning of #april
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14,000 Years Ago, The Most Powerful Solar Storm Ever Recorded Hit Earth - This Event Establishes A New Worst-Case Scenario
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https://www.space.com/astronomy/sun/14-000-years-ago-the-most-powerful-solar-storm-ever-recorded-hit-earth-this-event-establishes-a-new-worst-case-scenario <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2025.119383 <-- shared paper
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“A storm as ferocious as the one of 12,350 BC would likely cause complete mayhem if it were to strike Earth and its surrounding space today..."
#spaceweather #prehistoric #extremesolarparticleevents #CCMSOCOL #14CEx #Radiocarbon #GlacialEpoch #solarstorm #infrastructure #risk #hazard #radiocarbon #IceAge #model #modeling #glacial #climate #geomagnetism #magnetic #protons #carbon14 #Quaternary #geology #treerings -
"In space, satellites deviated from their trajectories due to the changes in air density caused by the sudden heating triggered by the energetic processes. As a result, satellite trackers on the ground were unable to ascertain satellite positions and determine collision risk. NASA experts, at the same time, were trying to determine the risk to the astronauts and decide on emergency measures."
That sounds bad.
Link: https://www.space.com/astronomy/earth/the-us-isnt-prepared-for-a-big-solar-storm-exercise-finds
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Excitable Magnetosphere Fiesta! :aMarxParty:
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New #EMF tshirt design just dropped... :blobcat_thisisfine:
#EMFCamp #EMF2024 #EMFCamp2024 #aurora #SolarStorm #triffids #GeodesicDome #ISO7010 #mayke
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After seeing some incredible SM Pics from last night, these are mine from 730pm tonight from Dempster Head, Esperance.
🌌 #AuroraAustralis
#EsperanceWA
#Esperance
#MooningCrew #SolarStorm #Perth #PerthNews #PerthWeather #WesternAustralia
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I hope those in charge of all this stuff are taking the CME threat seriously.
What Damage Could Be Caused by a Massive Solar Storm?
An enormous solar storm could short out telecom satellites, radio communications, and power grids, leading to trillions of dollars in damages, experts say
Joseph Stromberg
February 22, 2013"If a CME as large as the one that triggered the 1859 storm were to occur today, the consequences could be devastating. Given the increase in our reliance on electricity and telecommunications (even since 1989), the effects would certainly be far more significant than malfunctioning telegraph pylons.
"It’s hard to appreciate just how many aspects of modern life rely on technologies that could be affected. As Daniel Baker of the University of Colorado’s Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics told National Geographic in 2011, 'Every time you purchase a gallon of gas with your credit card, that’s a satellite transaction.' A giant storm could disrupt our GPS systems, communication with planes in flight and other crucial satellite-based technologies.
"But the biggest concern, experts say, would be disruptions to our power grid—as a 2011 OECD report (PDF) on the impacts of solar storms points out, 'Electric power is modern society’s cornerstone technology on which virtually all other infrastructures and services depend.' A surge in solar wind can blow out power transformers by melting their copper windings, and especially in highly interconnected regions (such as the East Coast), transformer failures can trigger cascading effects, spreading power outages over wide areas.
"One analysis looked at a 1921 storm—which was ten times more powerful than the 1989 event—and estimated that if it occurred today, it would leave some 130 million people without power, potentially affecting water and food distribution, heating and air conditioning, sewage disposal and a host of other aspects of the infrastructure we take for granted daily. The total cost of an even larger storm, such as the 1859 event, could be enormous: an estimated $1 to $2 trillion in the first year alone, and a total recovery that could take 4 to 10 years in total."
#SolarStorm #GeomagneticStorm #SolarFlares #CannibalCME #SolarFlare #SolarCycle25 #CarringtonEvent
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No Toxic Rockets for Maine
Who We Are
"#NatureLovers opposed to building #polluting #RocketLaunch sites in #Maine. We monitored & resisted the rush to pass 'emergency' legislation to create a public-private partnership for rocket launch sites in our state. In April, 2022, #LD1923 was signed into law by Gov. #JanetMills after passing the House 'under the gavel' i.e. without a voice vote.
Military Use
"LD 1923's sponsor Rep. Daughtry insists that no military uses are planned for rocket launch sites in Maine. But in every location we've studied, the same promises were made and not kept.
"In# Kodiak, #Alaska 20 years ago one launch site was built with developers claiming it was only for civilian purposes. There are now multiple sites there being used by the #Pentagon and the #IsraeliMilitary. Meanwhile, the jobs that were promised for the project never developed. Sites are staffed when launches happen by outsiders who leave after the event. Only custodial and security staff jobs are available to the local community.
"Recently a #SpaceX launch of satellites saw 40 of them fall out of the atmosphere due to a #SolarStorm. In their statement about their response to the incident, SpaceX stressed their close cooperation with the Pentagon:
"The #Starlink team commanded the satellites into a safe-mode where they would fly edge-on (like a sheet of paper) to minimize drag — to effectively 'take cover from the storm' — the #SpaceForce’s 18th Space Control Squadron and LeoLabs to provide updates on the satellites based on ground radars.
#Toxic Fallout
"When rocket launches go wrong -- as they frequently do -- #chemicals rain down on land and sea as highly toxic materials burn up.
"In case of fires at the rocket launch site, large scale storage of #PFAS foam is to be expected. Maine already has a severe #PFASContamination problem on #Agricultural land across the state."
Learn more about their mission:
https://www.notoxicrockets4me.org/#NoToxicRocketsForMaine #SpaceCorporations #Pollution #MilitarizationOfSpace #ToxicRockets #SpacePollution #SpaceIndustry
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A massive solar storm hit the Earth 14,300 years ago, leaving traces in tree rings. The storm was 10 times stronger than any recorded in modern history and could have caused widespread auroras and geomagnetic disturbances. The storm could also provide clues to the origin and frequency of such events, which could threaten modern technology. #SolarStorm #TreeRings #History https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/solar-storm-earth-tree-rings-apocolypse-impact-of-solar-storms/articleshow/104283176.cms
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A #radiocarbon spike at 14 300 cal yr BP in subfossil trees provides the impulse response function of the global carbon cycle during the Late Glacial: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsta.2022.0206 -> Researchers identify largest ever #SolarStorm in #TreeRings: https://www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/news/article/5427/researchers-identify-largest-ever-solar-storm-in-tree-rings
