Solar activity breaks all records

[mummymonkey]

I blame globalisation and big cars.

experts say the Tuesday event must have been the most powerful ever recorded, surpassing the X20 flares of 2 April 2001 and 16 August 1989.
The major flares have come from sunspot region 486, now officially the most active solar region in recorded solar observational history.

Link to Auntie's web site (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3242353.stm)

[diddidit]

I blame Reagan.

Naturally, it's cloudy AGAIN, so any auroras will be playing behind closed curtains, as they have throughout this period of activity. Phooey.

Wifey's cell phone was all garbly yesterday...

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[EvilYeti]

Where's the El Nino?