Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Weather Watchers

mahatmakanejeeves

(58,106 posts)

3. WaPo:

Reply to usonian (Original post)

Sat May 11, 2024, 11:45 AM

May 11

Most extreme solar storm in 20 years brings beautiful northern lights
An extreme geomagnetic storm hit Earth for the first time in over 20 years, causing stunning aurora displays across northern Europe and very low latitudes in the U.S.

By Kasha Patel
Updated May 11, 2024 at 2:38 a.m. EDT | Published May 10, 2024 at 10:40 p.m. EDT

{snip}

Frances Vinall contributed to this report.

By Kasha Patel
Kasha Patel writes the weekly Hidden Planet column, which covers scientific topics related to Earth, from our inner core to space storms aimed at our planet. She also covers weather, climate and environment news. Twitter https://twitter.com/KashaPatel

There was this comment:

ditunothearme

John Deere sending out text last night to advise everyone using GPS on planter tractors that signals were being interrupted by the solar storm. Could be some wide rows today.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

3 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Northern lights this weekend? Auroras could be visible as far south as Alabama. [View all] usonian May 9 OP

Seeing the Northern Lights all over Ohio last hour...wow, pink to purple and greenish blue. Backseat Driver May 10 #1

That's just great! usonian May 11 #2

WaPo: mahatmakanejeeves May 11 #3