confirmed from several sources ...
- there's been warnings about X class solar flares for decades. How many remember the incident which hit near Montreal, Quebec in the 1980s which took down a larger section of the NorthEastern Seaboard Coast?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/geomagnetic-storm-march-13-1989-extreme-space-weather/
https://www.space.com/24983-auroras-1989-great-solar-storm.html
I had an uncle who was working with NJ P&E, as a lineman, was part of the repair crew sent from NJ to help restore services; same type of crews seen post hurricanes and other natural disasters.
- there's been warnings about X class solar flares for decades. How many remember the incident which hit near Montreal, Quebec in the 1980s which took down a larger section of the NorthEastern Seaboard Coast?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/geomagnetic-storm-march-13-1989-extreme-space-weather/
https://www.space.com/24983-auroras-1989-great-solar-storm.html
I had an uncle who was working with NJ P&E, as a lineman, was part of the repair crew sent from NJ to help restore services; same type of crews seen post hurricanes and other natural disasters.
Scientific American
A Scary 13th: 20 Years Ago, Earth Was Blasted with a Massive Plume of Solar Plasma [Slide Show]
Violent space weather treated many to a fantastic display of colorful auroras, but damaged power grids left six million Canadians in the dark
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X Class Solar Flare Temporarily Knocks Out Global Telecommunications
@takebackourtech
The world just got hit with the strongest class of solar flare (X Class), leading to temporary telecom disruptions in multiple countries. The flare had a strength of only X1.9, relatively minor compared to a solar storm like the Carrington event (X45) which caused a global blackout in the 1800s.
Here's a map of the most impacted locations in the US, looks like widespread issues with all carriers.
https://downdetector.com/status/att/map/
https://downdetector.com/status/t-mobile/map
https://downdetector.com/status/verizon/map/
@takebackourtech
The world just got hit with the strongest class of solar flare (X Class), leading to temporary telecom disruptions in multiple countries. The flare had a strength of only X1.9, relatively minor compared to a solar storm like the Carrington event (X45) which caused a global blackout in the 1800s.
Here's a map of the most impacted locations in the US, looks like widespread issues with all carriers.
https://downdetector.com/status/att/map/
https://downdetector.com/status/t-mobile/map
https://downdetector.com/status/verizon/map/
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