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captain queeg

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3. That is cool. I saw some NASA guys do a presentation about solar storms

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Sun Jul 17, 2022, 01:10 AM

Jul 2022

At our conference of grid operators. Generators and transmission operators. They kind of scared the beejeesus out of me. It’s pretty much just a question of when we’ll get clobbered. But it has to be the big one at the right orientation for a direct hit. Which historically is only once a century or so.

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'Direct hit': 'Space Weather Woman' predicts massive solar storm to strike Earth [View all] cbabe Jul 2022 OP

This could be a big deal. Though she only predicts disruption to GPS and radio captain queeg Jul 2022 #1

Yep, a Carrington level event would be really bad DetroitLegalBeagle Jul 2022 #8

The Carrington Event in 1859 caused both serious and weird telegraph problems. highplainsdem Jul 2022 #9

https://spaceweather.com/ PXR-5 Jul 2022 #2

That is cool. I saw some NASA guys do a presentation about solar storms captain queeg Jul 2022 #3

I heard about the last time DFW Jul 2022 #4

GPS? Are you yanking my chain? captain queeg Jul 2022 #5

Ever so slightly DFW Jul 2022 #7

Spin me around twice in the mall and I'm lost Backseat Driver Jul 2022 #6

LOL...But you have to admit that the GPS constellation was somewhat meager back then. xocetaceans Jul 2022 #11

I have a big grain of salt ready for July 19. BadgerKid Jul 2022 #10