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Solar storms today: Elon Musk says his Starlink satellites ‘under a lot of pressure’

Hindustan Times 11 May 2024
The most powerful solar storm in more than two decades struck Earth on Friday ...Major geomagnetic solar storm is happening right now ... On NOAA scales, the solar storm has been marked as G4, which means severe. When will the solar storm persist?.
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“Extreme” G5 geomagnetic storm reaches Earth, NOAA says

Sandhills Express 11 May 2024
The watch followed days of solar activity that sent several explosions of plasma and magnetic fields toward Earth ... Radio transmissions and satellite navigation may also be disrupted ... this solar cycle.”.
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Musk's Starlink satellites disrupted by major solar storm

Khaleejtimes 11 May 2024
Starlink, the satellite arm of Elon Musk's SpaceX, warned on Saturday of a "degraded service" as the Earth is battered by the biggest geomagnetic storm due to solar activity in two decades.
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Transpower disconnects North Island power assets due to solar storm

RNZ 11 May 2024
Transpower is disconnecting some North Island power assets in response to an extreme solar storm ... The solar flares from the geomagnetic storm could potentially disrupt power and satellites ... This solar ...
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1st LD-Writethru: China issues alert for geomagnetic storm

China.dot.org 11 May 2024
The center warned that the ionosphere in most areas of China will be disturbed by the geomagnetic storm, affecting short-wave communication and navigation, and the increased upper atmosphere density will cause orbital decay for low-orbit satellites.
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Update: China issues alert for geomagnetic storm

Beijing News 11 May 2024
The center warned that the ionosphere in most areas of China will be disturbed by the geomagnetic storm, affecting short-wave communication and navigation, and the increased upper atmosphere density will cause orbital decay for low-orbit satellites.
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Starlink service ‘degraded’ during Earth’s largest geomagnetic storm in two decades

AOL 11 May 2024
Starlink, the satellite arm of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, warned on Saturday of a “degraded service” as the Earth is battered by the biggest geomagnetic storm due to solar activity in two decades ...Major geomagnetic solar storm happening right now.
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Earth is hit by

The Daily Mail 11 May 2024
Earth has been hit by a solar storm that's set to be the strongest in 21 years and which could disrupt power lines as well as communications ... The solar storms are set to last all weekend and pose a potential threat to power grids.
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China issues alert for geomagnetic storm

China Daily 11 May 2024
The center warned that the ionosphere in most areas of China will be disturbed by the geomagnetic storm, affecting short-wave communication and navigation, and the increased upper atmosphere density will cause orbital decay for low-orbit satellites.
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Strong solar storm hits Earth, could disrupt communications and produce northern lights in US

Sun Star 11 May 2024
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth could produce northern lights in the U.S ... The most intense solar storm in recorded history, in 1859, prompted auroras in central America and possibly even Hawaii.
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Solar flares to endure, seen as no harm to us

China Daily 11 May 2024
This year has seen a rise in the frequency and intensity of solar activity, a trend expected to persist without having a significant impact on people's daily lives, meteorological experts said ... Solar flares can affect people's lives here on Earth.
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Solar storm puts on brilliant light show across the globe, but no serious problems reported

The Call 11 May 2024
A powerful solar storm put on an amazing skyward light show across the globe overnight but has caused what appeared to be only minor disruptions to the electric power grid, communications and satellite positioning systems.
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Earth Just Got Hit By The Strongest Geomagnetic Storm In 6 Years

IFL Science 11 May 2024
Actually, it is the strongest in six years, making it the strongest in this solar cycle - which started in December 2019 - so far ... difficult to navigate on the ground, in the air, and at sea. .
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Huge solar storm doesn’t disrupt power or communications – but creates quite a light show ...

AM New York 11 May 2024
An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth produced stunning displays of color in the skies across the Northern Hemisphere early Saturday, with no immediate reports of disruptions to power and communications.
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China constructs gigantic space ‘weather’ monitoring telescope

Arab Times 11 May 2024
This image provided by NASA shows a solar flare, as seen in the bright flash in the lower right, captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory on May 9 ... propagation caused by solar storms.
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