Current solar flare (emergency, system, commercial)
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A solar flare erupted from the Sun last night at 7:04pm EST, creating an R3 (Strong) Radio Blackout.
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Last edited by harry chickpea; 04-19-2019 at 05:47 AM..
By "time relevant", I only meant that it was the information available when I made the post.
I'll try to use less-triggering words next time.
Ehhh, live and learn
I write a weekly column on another (public) forum, where I write about emerging pandemics. I have learned to write a two line anti-warning at the head of each of my posts that there is no emergency
I didn't see anything on my warning system about the flare, so it was either class C (minor flare) or missed us by a wide margin. I have seen a few discussions about class C flares recently, but no class M or X.
We are currently at solar minimum,
so I am not watching too closely.
Someone should, though,
and if that is you: cool
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