4,000,000,000 versus 65 mph is the speed the sun
four million miles per hour. A rush of radiation in
the form of solar protons already has begun
bombarding the Earth and is likely to continue
through Wednesday.
The radiation storm is the largest of its kind since 2005
but still ranks only a three on the scale of one to five,
enough to be considered "strong" but not "severe",
he added. NOAA said on its website the S3 ranking
means "it could, e.g., cause isolated reboots of computers
on-board Earth-orbiting satellites and interfere with
polar radio communications". LINK
A picture of the solar flare.
four million miles per hour. A rush of radiation in
the form of solar protons already has begun
bombarding the Earth and is likely to continue
through Wednesday.
The radiation storm is the largest of its kind since 2005
but still ranks only a three on the scale of one to five,
enough to be considered "strong" but not "severe",
he added. NOAA said on its website the S3 ranking
means "it could, e.g., cause isolated reboots of computers
on-board Earth-orbiting satellites and interfere with
polar radio communications". LINK
