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NOAA tracking severe electromagnetic storms - VIDEO
Posted on 1/19/26 at 7:39 pm
Posted on 1/19/26 at 7:39 pm
FYI - plan accordingly
Easy Explanation (middle-school level)
1. The Sun had a big explosion (an X-class flare) on January 18, 2026.
2. That sent out a huge blob of charged particles (a CME) headed toward Earth.
3. When the CME hit Earth’s magnetic field on Jan 19, it caused one of the strongest space storms in years — strong enough to:
• make the Northern Lights show up really far south,
• possibly interfere with some radio and GPS signals,
• and slightly increase radiation risk for satellites and high flights.
NOAA calls this a G4 geomagnetic storm and an S4 radiation storm — those are severe space weather categories.
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If tweet fails to load, click here. Easy Explanation (middle-school level)
1. The Sun had a big explosion (an X-class flare) on January 18, 2026.
2. That sent out a huge blob of charged particles (a CME) headed toward Earth.
3. When the CME hit Earth’s magnetic field on Jan 19, it caused one of the strongest space storms in years — strong enough to:
• make the Northern Lights show up really far south,
• possibly interfere with some radio and GPS signals,
• and slightly increase radiation risk for satellites and high flights.
NOAA calls this a G4 geomagnetic storm and an S4 radiation storm — those are severe space weather categories.
This post was edited on 1/19/26 at 8:17 pm
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Posted on 1/19/26 at 7:40 pm to HenryParsons
Crawfish prices fiddin’ ta spike
Posted on 1/19/26 at 7:42 pm to HenryParsons
That explains why my penis grew an inch this afternoon.
Posted on 1/19/26 at 7:45 pm to HenryParsons
I had a massive hard on during this time... I mean, full on fully, like I was 18 again... impressive to say the least... I think its because of this, cuz science
Posted on 1/19/26 at 7:45 pm to HenryParsons
How have you planned? I don’t know where to start
Posted on 1/19/26 at 7:50 pm to HenryParsons
Can't take them seriously until they give them names.
Posted on 1/19/26 at 7:52 pm to HenryParsons
Here come the aliens. Ice Cube tried to warn us in his classic, War of the Worlds.
Posted on 1/19/26 at 7:54 pm to Everyday Is Saturday
quote:
That explains why my penis grew an inch this afternoon.
Mine shrunk.
Posted on 1/19/26 at 7:54 pm to HenryParsons
Is that why my lights keep flickering randomly
Posted on 1/19/26 at 7:55 pm to HenryParsons
What does this mean for those of us not well-versed in geomagnetic storm levels?
Posted on 1/19/26 at 7:58 pm to Bard
It means that shite that we rely on may be vulnerable to this (power grid, gps, communications etc.).
It could be a clusterfrick that we can’t do much about.
It could be a clusterfrick that we can’t do much about.
Posted on 1/19/26 at 8:00 pm to fightin tigers
I think it means we may simultaneously all lose power & lose a number of older posters with pacemakers in the near future.
Posted on 1/19/26 at 8:02 pm to Bard
quote:
Easy Explanation (middle-school level)
1. The Sun had a big explosion (an X-class flare) on January 18, 2026.
2. That sent out a huge blob of charged particles (a CME) headed toward Earth.
3. When the CME hit Earth’s magnetic field on Jan 19, it caused one of the strongest space storms in years — strong enough to:
• make the Northern Lights show up really far south,
• possibly interfere with some radio and GPS signals,
• and slightly increase radiation risk for satellites and high flights.
NOAA calls this a G4 geomagnetic storm and an S4 radiation storm — those are severe space weather categories.
Posted on 1/19/26 at 8:05 pm to HenryParsons
Wake me up with it’s a G5.
Posted on 1/19/26 at 8:08 pm to UptownJoeBrown
quote:
Wake me up with it’s a G5.
A G5 storm means:
• Kp = 9 (maximum on the global geomagnetic scale)
• Major reconfiguration of Earth’s magnetosphere
• Strong geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) in long conductors
Possible real-world effects:
• Power grid failures or transformer damage
• Satellite drag increases (orbit decay risk)
• GPS and radio navigation disruption
• HF radio blackouts at many latitudes
• Auroras visible near the equator
This is the level where infrastructure planning and emergency procedures matter.
The Carrington Event (September 1859)
• Strongest geomagnetic storm on record
• Auroras seen near the equator (Caribbean, Hawaii)
• Telegraph systems sparked, shocked operators, caught fire
• If this happened today, it would likely cause multi-trillion-dollar damage
Posted on 1/19/26 at 8:14 pm to Pitt Road
quote:
That explains why my penis grew an inch this afternoon.
quote:
Mine shrunk
Law of conservation of matter proven yet again.
Posted on 1/19/26 at 8:19 pm to LegendInMyMind
I will be in my blue shed baws.
Posted on 1/19/26 at 8:53 pm to Everyday Is Saturday
That explains why my penis grew an inch this afternoon.
—all the way to two inches?
—all the way to two inches?
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