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) that began on May 8,” according to a statement.
“A big sunspot cluster has produced multiple moderate to intense solar flares since Wednesday around 5:00 a.m. ET. “At least five flares were linked to CMEs that appear to be Earth-directed,” it added. “SWPC forecasters will monitor NOAA and NASA’s space assets for the onset of a geomagnetic storm.”
“CMEs are explosions of plasma and magnetic fields from the sun’s corona.” When directed at Earth, they cause geomagnetic storms. Geomagnetic storms can damage infrastructure in near-Earth orbit and on Earth’s surface, potentially interrupting communications, the electric power system, navigation, radio, and satellite operations, according to the statement.
“SWPC has notified the operators of these systems so that they can take protective measures.” Geomagnetic storms can also cause stunning displays of aurora on Earth. During a major geomagnetic storm, the aurora could be visible as far south as Alabama and Northern California.
Google, Inc., isn’t just the world’s biggest purveyor of information; it is also the world’s biggest censor.
The company maintains at least nine different blacklists that impact our lives, generally without input or authority from any outside advisory group, industry association or government agency. Google is not the only company suppressing content on the internet. Reddit has frequently been accused of banning postings on specific topics, and a recent report suggests that Facebook has been deleting conservative news stories from its newsfeed, a practice that might have a significant effect on public opinion – even on voting. Google, though, is currently the biggest bully on the block.
When Google’s employees or algorithms decide to block our access to information about a news item, political candidate or business, opinions and votes can shift, reputations can be ruined and businesses can crash and burn. Because online censorship is entirely unregulated at the moment, victims have little or no recourse when they have been harmed. Eventually, authorities will almost certainly have to step in, just as they did when credit bureaus were regulated in 1970. The alternative would be to allow a large corporation to wield an especially destructive kind of power that should be exercised with great restraint and should belong only to the public: the power to shame or exclude.
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