On 2/17/2011 9:56 AM, andrew.wallace wrote:
These "coronal mass ejections" will slam into the Earth's magnetic shield.
The biggest flares can disrupt technology, including power grids,
communications systems and satellites.
"Our current view is that the effect of the solar flare is likely to
reach Earth later today (Thursday GMT), possibly tomorrow morning," said Alan
Thomson, head of geomagnetism at the British Geological Survey
(BGS).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12493980
The sky is falling! The Sky is falling!
We have been saved from dealing with IPv6 by solar flares! Everyone
power off their computers and routers now. :)
Jack (my bridge troll is very fat)
