Dead Sunspot Explosion Spits Plasma Toward Earth:
The Sun just hurled debris from a dead sunspot toward Earth, and the superheated material is supposed to arrive at our planet on Thursday (don't worry—you won't feel it).
On Monday, an old and dying sunspot dubbed AR2987 exploded, sending a mass ejection of material from the Sun into space, Space Weather reported. That material may cause a geomagnetic storm when it reaches Earth.
[...] The CME1 is expected to reach Earth on April 14, according to predictions made by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The impact with Earth's atmosphere could trigger a G-2 geomagnetic storm. Storms are rated from G-1 to G-5, so a G-2 level storm is considered fairly moderate. The geomagnetic storm could potentially cause some minor disruptions to power grids or orbiting satellites, in addition to auroras that may be visible at lower latitudes than usual.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 14 2022, @12:20PM (1 child)
It has to be somehow connected.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 14 2022, @12:56PM
The CME is coming to take away your freedoms by asking you to wear a mask.
(Score: 3, Touché) by EJ on Thursday April 14 2022, @01:07PM (1 child)
"don't worry—you won't feel it" also goes for a nuke going off right overhead.
(Score: 2) by ikanreed on Thursday April 14 2022, @01:58PM
If you're not in Europe or North Africa you'll be facing away from it when it hits.
A nuke going off in London isn't a big deal if you're in the US.
(Score: 2) by OrugTor on Thursday April 14 2022, @02:50PM (1 child)
Is it dead? Or is it old and dying? Pick one. If it's dead how come it's so active?
While I'm at it the article has a Related Articles box that touts articles on Amazon workplace injuries and Bureau of Prisons. Maybe the ads are related idk.
(Score: 2) by Joe Desertrat on Saturday April 16 2022, @01:29AM
I haven't read the article, but I can only assume from the title that it's a link to some sort of porn page.