Here Comes The Sun?
MAR 08, 2012
Two large solar flares erupted on the surface of the sun Tuesday, sending a coronal mass ejection toward Earth.
Here Comes The Sun? lead image
NOAA/SWPC Boulder, CO
Chris J. Nicolini
Two large solar flares erupted on the surface of the sun Tuesday, sending a coronal mass ejection (CME) -- a wave of charged particles -- toward Earth.
Government agencies and space weather experts issued warnings about possible effects this CME could cause to our planet; from relatively harmless occurrences of aurora events to potentially panic-causing issues such as
electrical grid failures , interference to GPS systems, and communication outages.
Here are some of the more interesting articles and notable coverage about this event:
- Quick rundown of the major information people should know about the event from CNET News
- Comprehensive story from Associated Press writer Seth Borenstein
- Story projecting the effects of the largest-ever known solar storm from National Geographic
