And you think its hot now..... Lets hope all we get is a pretty view of the northern lights!

The sun unleashed an X-class solar flare — the most powerful type — at 12:52 p.m. EDT (1652 GMT) on Thursday (July 12). The storm also triggered a huge eruption of solar plasma known as a coronal mass ejection, or CME, which is now streaking directly toward Earth at roughly 3 million mph (5 million kph).


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/13/solar-flare-supercharge-northern-lights-weekend_n_1671583.html

One that size could seriously disrupt electronics? When's the arrival time?

The CME is expected to hit our planet at 6:20 a.m. EDT (1020 GMT) Saturday (July 14), plus or minus seven hours, according to researchers with the Space Weather Lab at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.

The CME's arrival at Earth will likely spawn moderate to severe geomagnetic storms, which may cause temporary disruptions to GPS signals, radio communications and power grids, scientists said.

I wonder if I should shut down my computer and unplug it from the grid?

Ok, I will be in treatment so I hope it does not disrupt anything.

Because the flare erupted directly towards Earth, it has sent several waves of charged particles towards our planet bringing the likelihood of a northern lights display Friday night and causing a strong radio blackout for some high-frequency communications systems. In the alert announcing the X-class solar flare, SWPC officials said the sun storm could cause a "wide-area blackout" in the high-frequency radio communications. The best known case of this happening occurred in 1989 in Quebec, Canada.

CMEs unleashed from the sun today were expected to arrive at Earth in the next two days, possibly amping up geomagnetic activity scientist say.

Scientists are still researching the full impact potential of this event however, have noted this event will bring minor impacts over the United States. The best threat of widespread disruption in communication appears right now to be over higher latitudes. Flights may also have to be redirected further south to avoid communication malfunctions similar to the event in January of 2012.

This type of solar flare are among the strongest to occur on the sun. Since the flare was directly tilted towards earth it could endanger satellites and interfere with communications signals worldwide. Flares have also been linked to damage to power system infrastructures across the world.


Should you be worried?

These events are actually more common then you think. While this particular event is significant, the worst impacts will occur over higher latitudes. Depending on the severity of the event, Maryland may experience a few issues with reception, GPS signals, and loss of cell service.


Read more: http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/weather/weather_blogs/massive-solar-flare-headed-towards-earth#ixzz20Xt4xRi9

I think I will shut mine down and unplug the surge protector power strip.

Me too.

Just to be on the safe side.

I'll be taking shock therapy treatments.
Is it possible it might cause a high surge and fry my brain again?

I sincerely hope you are not taking shock therapy treatments.

It's just a hobby of mine.

I'm gonna double my foil cap.

That should give you a good double zap when the power surges.

Do NOT wear tin foil hats! They only serve to focus the
electromagnetic waves like a concave mirror into your
brain when the waves come that direction!!



Now X1.4 is not all that big. But sunstorm activity is not
projected to peak until next year!

Well, that was a solar storm in a teacup.

As I read more about it, I found out that we have had a lot worse hit us so I was not too worried. I turned on my computer.