By SRH, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued an unusual warning on Friday about a “severe” geomagnetic storm that it says could disrupt power and communication in the United States. According to NOAA, the “severe” geomagnetic storm is “likely” to occur late Friday and into the weekend, while the exact timing is “uncertain.” The storm might affect high-frequency communication, GPS, power grids, satellites, satellite navigation, and “other technologies.” “Only three severe (G4) geomagnetic storms have occurred so far this solar cycle (since 2019); the last was a brief occurrence on March 23,” according to a statement from NOAA. The latest “extreme” geomagnetic event happened in 2003, with the Halloween storms. “NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), a division of the National Weather Service, is monitoring the sun following a series of solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) […]