Ruh roh!
'A strong geomagnetic storm was expected to hit Earth on Friday with the potential to affect electrical grids and satellite communications.
'One of the largest sunspot clusters in years developed over the past three days and produced a coronal mass ejection, similar to a solar flare, at 3 a.m. EDT Wednesday, forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.
'The storm could make the aurora visible as far south as Oregon and Illinois.'
That'll be cool, but I bet it'll take out my computer.
October 23, 2003
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