[BARC-List] FW: G3 Space storm coming to Earth

[Michael Ardai]

NASA Science News - more on1859 storm
   http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/23oct_superstorm.htm

Flux is rising already
   http://www.dxlc.com/solar/

BBC - Solar Storm Alert
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3210901.stm

Solar burst could scramble phones, power lines

http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/fc/Science/astronomy_and_space/news_stories/SIG=1243g9poh/

CNN
   http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/space/10/23/solar.forecast/index.html

K7RA Solar Update from the ARRL
   http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2003/10/24/2/?nc=1



  -----Original Message-----
CFCN.ca
POSTED AT 5:48 PM Thursday, October 23
Scientists are warning about a strong geo-magnetic storm expected to hit
the Earth tomorrow. Forecasters say the storm has the potential to 
affect everything from cell phones and power grids to other satellite
ommunications.
The disturbance is rated a G-3 storm. The highest is G-5.  NASA 
scientists are calling it the perfect space storm.
A largest cluster of sunspots caused an explosion on the sun, sending a
massive amount of gas and charged particles into space towards Earth.
Scientist say they expect it to be the worst solar flareup to be felt on
Earth since a storm in 1859. That storm caused telegraph wires to short
out across North America and Europe.