According to SpaceWeather.com and the SOHO web site, on February 14th at 8:56 PM EST, the Sun produced its largest solar flare in over four years, which was accompanied by a coronal mass ejection (CME). It has been rated as a Class X2 flare, the largest in the new solar cycle. This solar explosion occurred from sunspot cluster 1158 and followed two smaller CMEs that occurred during the previous two days. How do solar flares work and how will this event affect us? First, there is the possibility of seeing the Aurora Borealis (also known as the Northern Lights) as far south as New York and New England tonight and tomorrow night, provided of course, we experience a clearing of our skies. Go to a dark place and look toward the north. (Seeing aurora from the Capital Region is rare, but not impossible. I remember seeing the aurora from Latham back in the late 1970s.) There is also the possibility of disruptions in satellite communication (including GPS) and radio broadcasts. China has already reported some radio disruptions.
http://blog.timesunion.com/weather/space-weather-solar-storm-heads-toward-earth/767/
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http://blog.timesunion.com/weather/space-weather-solar-storm-heads-toward-earth/767/
ITN news balanna tonight 10pm Dr ,Chandana Jayarathna kiyai....
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