A strong solar storm is expected to hit Earth shortly, and experts warn it could disrupt power grids, satellite navigations systems and plane routes.

The storm - the largest in five years - will unleash a torrent of charged particles between 06:00 GMT and 10:00 GMT, US weather specialists say.

They say it was triggered by a pair of massive solar flares earlier this week.

It means there is a good chance of seeing the northern lights at higher latitudes, if the skies are clear.

The effects will be most intense in polar regions, and aircraft may be advised to change their routings to avoid these areas.

In the UK, the best chance to see them will be on Thursday night, the British Geological Survey says.
Complex network

"It's hitting us right in the nose," said Joseph Kunches, an expert at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa).

He described the storm as the Sun's version of Super Tuesday - in a reference to the US Republican primaries and caucuses in 10 states.

"Space weather has gotten very interesting over the past 24 hours," Mr Kunches added.

The charged particles are expected to hit Earth at 4,000,000 mph (6,400,000 km/h), and Noaa predicts the storm will last until Friday morning.

Images of from the Sun's region where the flares happened show a complex network of sunspots indicating a large amount of stored magnetic energy.

Other solar magnetic storms have been observed in recent decades.

One huge solar flare in 1972 cut off long-distance telephone communication in the US state of Illinois.


sosej

6GMT - 10GMT
that mean 1400 - 1800

kalau takde petang ni kencing la lu ts

as long as internet and pc works ayam fine

I thought solar storms has been there for 3 days already?

OT: damn it SM your Touhou serapah buat aku sakit mata

This post has been edited by ZerOne01: Mar 8 2012, 11:21 AM

Hey smart person, read again.

Ok I'll change it

and now Kony Shitstorm

ah my mistake.

edit: saya perlu belajar lagi

This post has been edited by old_and_slow: Mar 8 2012, 11:31 AM

Hope moonlight not too strong tonight.

i wanna become invisible.....can "save" people...huhu

stated 6GMT
we are +8GMT so 6+8 lah
ke aku salah kira?

2PM. 0600 in GMT. +8 hours is 2PM here. Not sure if you're trolling or what.

i thought usa time iz 24hours beck..

aku nyanyuk, hahha sori. dah edit

dont worry, i trusted earth's magnetic field

GMT is Greenwich mean time, at greenwich near UK

the way the Earth is angled it will disrupt the Northen hemisphere more than us. Equator is usually protected from this sort of stuff.

we got ac mizal gelang magnet to save us.

i want to go out and become mr plastic man can married jessica alba

haha tu la aku pelik mcm mana kau kira
lulz
kau mesti fail math

will the lightning destroy all the buildings?

orite, should i turn off mai phone and wrap it with a lot old newspaper? i sked solar flare fiya mai phone.

If fiya whole company good oso. I today super lazy work liao.

depends on point of impact, if 2 pm, the day side of earth is facing the sun

ya i also wait disaster disrupt all commnication then company got holiday

3 more hrs to go

This countdown lagi best than new ipad

small 1.. wait till its due the 11 years super solar storm kambing end of 2012 or early 2013.. doomsday

so be prepare around 2pm, don't go out and stay indoor... if you got a radar covered it with a aluminum foil if you don't have one no matter...

nasub baik saya berada di indong

did u say radar? hmm means during tat tiem, speed trap not working??


tiem to vroom vrooom haiway.

Apple launch ipad3
solar storm burn all ipad2
ifags all go buy ipad3


Just as planned

make sure sembahyang zohor jap lagi mintak ampun

1 more hour before the impact!!

anything u want to do before ......

u see... it's 2012, world almost end... be prepare....

go cheong as many as we can

i wan a part time gf

We're at the brink of a large scale EMP attack

esok storm ape?

stomp the yard

good idea

but no money ... sad

Manjung..camne nak kena solar kalo ujan lebat giler sejak pagi tadi...awan tebal nih bro...kencing la TS

1 hr + to minor destruction

u retard ot never study? rain no rain the radiation can reach.

2 PM!!! no storm yet

dafuq?~!!!

kena troll

how u know dun have and how u know have?
radiation got color? or u feel it?

dun feel anything then no haf la..

only got big big rain

last 2 months have smaller 1 u got feel? lol u detector can feel? will erection?

of cos got feel la..

last 2 month hot like hell

u die skin r? hot oso cant feel

mareshia hot every day so everyday iz teh doomzday?

last 2 month more hot until night oso can sweat. normal dun haf

now telecom not disrupt oso bluff.. it say solar storm got telekom disrupt

downloading gieger counter app nao. later i go test okie.

then no lightning shoot here and there make building fall down like the movie

like dat is call huge solar storm meh

already 2:20pm!!!

takder aper aper pun??

ade hujan jer..

call rain storm la.. apa solar storm pulak

i just put my solar panel outside the rain, guess what happned

haih.. guess my hope for cuti is gone

Nothing happened

nothing happened.

You guys hope something happen?

2012

This post has been edited by Gamatatsu0207: Mar 8 2012, 02:42 PM

u forgot the ] at the back

Hehehee....done...thx bro

the sun was under fire just now

i felt like im on faiya...

Rain just become smaller.

I think the rain absorb the solar flare dats y become small rain. Is GOD save us from the solar storm by putting rain.

GOS SAVED US!

sudah pukul 3 ni

i wish to absorb solar storm and bcome x-men. lets stand outside from the building now.

my friend im afriad that the amount of radiation is insufficient to make u x-men, it can make u retard-men

ntg happen..haiz..

OMAIGOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

I hope it EMP-ed my office and caused a shutdown nao so i can go home

FFFFUUUUU the EMP solar flare not working.



Anyone know how to sabotage all office computers to looked like EMP-ed?? I tomolo lazy work. i wan sleep becos nao nite time very nais.

sabah just now powercut from 2.30pm to 4pm..solar storm FTW!

hope that the solar storm will sabotage all bank credit card server.

Go underground tonight.....LOL....

signs of the reapers comin.

Nothing happen oso.. noob solar storm

fail ULTI!!