EFFECTS OF SOLAR FLARES REACHING EARTH
BlueMax372
2011/08/06 20:26:39
WASHINGTON -- The impact of a series of eruptions on the sun began arriving at Earth on Friday [August 5] and could affect come communications for a day or so.
Operators of electrical grids are working to avoid outages, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says some satellite communications and Global Positioning Systems could face problems.
Three solar flares erupted on the sun starting Tuesday, and the strongest electromagnetic shocks were being felt Friday by the ACE spacecraft, a satellite that measures radiation bursts a few minutes before they strike Earth.
--From wire reports; The St. Augustine Record, August 6, 2011, p. 6A.
Operators of electrical grids are working to avoid outages, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says some satellite communications and Global Positioning Systems could face problems.
Three solar flares erupted on the sun starting Tuesday, and the strongest electromagnetic shocks were being felt Friday by the ACE spacecraft, a satellite that measures radiation bursts a few minutes before they strike Earth.
--From wire reports; The St. Augustine Record, August 6, 2011, p. 6A.
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Cognito22 2011/08/06 21:05:14
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