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> From CBC News > > Last Updated Thu, 23 Oct 2003 13:29:47 > > BOULDER, COLO. - A strong geomagnetic storm is expected to hit Earth on > Friday. Scientists say it may knock out electrical grids and satellite > communications. > > A "sunspot cluster" said to be 10 times the size of Earth could damage > satellites and power grids, as well as cable TV, pager and cellular > telephone service. > > Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in > Boulder, Colo., say it is one of the largest sunspot clusters in years. > > Larry Combs, a forecaster at the federal Space Environment Center in > Boulder, says the sunspot cluster released a chunk of the sun's outer > atmosphere early Wednesday morning. > > NASA's Goddard Space Center says the sunspot clusters produce a "coronal > mass ejection" - an explosion of gas and charged particles from the > outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere. > > In 1997, television networks in the U.S. were affected when satellites used > to beam programming to local stations were knocked out of service. > > Written by CBC News Online staff > > http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/10/23/sun_spots03102> ______________________________________________________________ Spooks mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks Help: http://mailman.qth.net/faq.htm Post: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - Visit http://www.spynumbers.com/ for complete information about Spy Numbers Stations
