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CME impact sparks unexpected G3 – Strong geomagnetic storm, red aurora in Missouri, U.S. watchers.news
"...including red auroras as far south as Iowa and Missouri. Northern lights were also sighted across Europe, with reports coming in from Bled, Slovenia, and even Corsica in the Mediterranean Sea. Additionally, red aurora was also seen and captured from Tasmania.
From an 0bserver prepping in the Outback;
"I am Tasmanian ( now living in Northern Australia) but never recall red Aurora being seen!" His new greenhouse -
It's planting time.
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Get 'em while they're hot. What could go wrong? “Throwflame [company] say the Thermonator is the first-ever flame-throwing quadruped robot dog. The Ohio-based firm have announced the $9,420 bot is available for purchase by the general public and government agencies for the first time." . Gives "Beware of Dog" a whole new meaning. A must-have for every (well, maybe not every) prepper.
I'm not as optimistic as he is about when the Sun might take out the grid. We had that geomagnetic jerk early last year after a couple others already in the 2000s. They're coming closer together. With each one, magnetosphere strength takes a step down. Here's a list from the 1900s, time between jerks is narrowing rapidly.
"...geomagnetic jerks have also been observed to occur around 1925, 1978, 1991, and 1999..." link.springer.com
The Sun doesn't really have to do anything spectacular to take out the grid at this point.
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What could go wrong?
