Name: A Break for Hurricane Florence First-Responders: Solar Storm Forecast 09-18-2018
Uploaded: 2018-09-18T19:21:55+00:00
Duration: 9 min 7 s
Description: Although we are being hit by some fast solar wind now from a large coronal hole in the Earth's strike zone, the effects are pretty mild. This is good news for emergency responders providing critical d

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Although we are being hit by some fast solar wind now from a large coronal hole in the Earth's strike zone, the effects are pretty mild. This is good news for emergency responders providing critical disaster aid for those impacted by Hurricane Florence. In addition, it looks like the Sun is going to remain reasonably quiet over the next two weeks so GPS, amateur radio and shortwave radio communications should continue to improve. learn the details of what the fast solar wind hitting Earth now, catch up on amazing aurora photos from last week's solar storm, and see what the Sun has in store this week.

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