Aftermath of Hurricane Lane & A New Cycle Begins: Solar Storm Forecast 08-30-2018

This week was an unbelievable week for space weather. A G3-level solar event conspired with Hurricane Lane and set the stage for what became a "perfect storm." These storms might have well been twins! Both storms hit nearly simultaneously, and both storms lingered, exacerbating storm conditions for many hours. If Lane had truly made landfall, the results could have been more disastrous, but as it were its slow speed and Category 4 intensity were enough to cause massive flooding on the big island, leaving some people stranded and without the comforts of home. Had the situation been worse, amateur radio operators would have been a life line of communications. But that would have proven difficult as the massive solar storm was already knocking out communications on emergency radio frequencies for many hours. Perfect storms like these don't come very often, but when they do, you never forget! Learn how many ways this massive solar storm impacted Earth, catch up on aurora photos during the storm, and see why more and more scientists are saying solar cycle 25 is just around the corner!

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Aurora Photography:
Rayann Elzein, Lapland, Finland:
https://twitter.com/ReZPhotography/status/1034140256134725632
A. Lindberg, Västerbotten, Sweden:
https://twitter.com/yazzy_swe/status/1033543656177905664
Kirill Bakanov, Barents Sea, Russia:
https://twitter.com/WeatherSarov/status/1033788215088619521
Grimm, Scotland:
https://twitter.com/grimm_banks/status/1033675254131040257
Scott Rock, Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada:
https://twitter.com/scottrockphoto/status/1033639872601497600
Kim Hines, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
https://twitter.com/KimHinesSN/status/1034132920871661568
Sean Norman, Yellowknife, Canada:
https://twitter.com/sean_norman/status/1033864555368198144
Ron Risman TimelapseWorkshops, Maine, USA:
https://twitter.com/Cameratown/status/1033838303777357825
Craig Birnie, South Dakota, USA:
https://twitter.com/Cgstorm5/status/1033821372504399872
Isaac, Mowhawk, Michigan, USA:
https://twitter.com/ID_Photo_Graphy/status/1033895275755134977
Derick Wilson, Paradox Valley, Colorado, USA:
https://twitter.com/TheUmno/status/1033829012852883457
Ian Griffin, Dunedin, NZ:
https://twitter.com/iangriffin/status/1033698532664860672
Anne-Marie Gutschlag, Invercargill, NZ:
https://twitter.com/AnneMarie224/status/1034026796662935552

Amateur Radio and GPS reports:
Jonathan M0JSX, Reading, England:
https://twitter.com/M0JSX/status/1033735094312292354
James Pastorfield KB7TBT, USA:
https://www.facebook.com/KB7TBT
GPS: Louis Haskett, Arkansas, USA:
https://twitter.com/LouisHaskett/status/1034554944735662081

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