Solar Storm Coming and Could Trigger Auroras

Did any of you go outside last night at look North?  The Northern Lights were visible to everybody here in Buffalo, Mn.  So yes, they’re beautiful to look at but let’s remember that the same solar storms that produce them could one day knock out our power grid.  I think we can all kind of imagine what would happen in America if the lights went out for 10-20-30 days or more.  You’re talking about chaos, the likes of which have never been seen before.  A storm of this magnitude has happened in the past.  The Carrington Event is something we have blogged on over the years.  Look it up.  

It’s a reminder to us all how tiny, insignificant and helpless we are to control anything while we spin on this globe, hurtling around the sun.  And yet God holds it all in His hands.

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Space weather forecasters issued an alert on Tuesday for incoming severe solar storms that could produce colorful northern lights and temporarily disrupt communications.

 In the past few days, the sun has burped out several bursts of energy called coronal mass ejections that could reach Earth Tuesday night and early Wednesday. The potential severe geomagnetic storms could disrupt radio and GPS communications, according to forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

How bright the auroras are and how far south they are visible will depend on when the solar bursts get here and how they interact with Earth's atmosphere. The vibrant displays could be visible across much of the northern U.S., and as far south as Alabama and Northern California.

https://www.npr.org/2025/11/12/g-s1-97533/solar-storms-auroras