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Solar Flare: Radiation From Solar Flare Expected to Start Hitting Today

Posted by Cheryl Nelson on February 17, 2011 at 4:04pm

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110217/ap_on_re_us/us_wisconsin_budget_unions

"...potentially interfering with communication and navigation satellites and disrupting ground-based communication networks and power grids"

"...expected to begin arriving until sometime midday Thursday.

"Some may have already gotten here, however, as China has reported disruptions of radio communications in the southern part of the country.

"The disruptions are not expected to be as severe as some past events.

"Researchers and industries will have about a 30-minute warning that the CMEs are going to strike from a NASA satellite called the Advanced Composition Explorer, which monitors the solar radiation."

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Alex Cortes February 18, 2011 at 10:41am

Alesiah,

Either would work but what works best is a Faraday Cage because of the way it disperses electromagnetic energy.....an insolated tin can or metal trash can can work but beware of arcing(think I spelled it right).....the main point is to shield your electronics.....and as Brian put it, if the government is willing to talk about the flare then it is more than likely a minor event. Also, another detail my girlfriend pointed out is that you can locate shielded places by using your cell phone as a gauge. If you get no signal there is a good chance you are fairly well covered this only applies when underground. If you get no signal outside that just means you have a horrible service provider :)
Alesiah February 18, 2011 at 10:33am

Cheryl you were talking to me about the Faraday cage...and then I found this link and wondered if you thought this was good info concerning tin cans and metal trash cans for storage of electronics..

http://destinysurvival.com/2010/12/11/survival-and-popcorn-cans%E2%...
Alex Cortes February 18, 2011 at 10:17am

Which will go down completely the moment we get hit by a big enough flare.......
Alex Cortes February 18, 2011 at 9:47am

Every night around 10 or so my controller for my cable box seems to go on the fritz....it tends to last until about 11:30 or so. This has been going on for the last few weeks religiously and I have replaced the controller as well as my cable box with no success whatsoever.....makes me wonder if its an external source that is causing the problem..... some form of electromagnetic interference...... Minor I know but it may apply....
Alesiah February 18, 2011 at 8:32am

There were a few clitches here and there I heard about last night on the news..but was a great day otherwise!!
Cheryl Nelson February 17, 2011 at 5:58pm

So far, I have experienced any problems.