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Solar storm exciting rather than scary, says physics expert
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An expert says the Earth is in the middle of a big geomagnetic storm caused by material fired out from a sun spot. The storm is not extreme but is one of the most severe to strike Earth in decades. Transpower has put the electricity grid into a more resilient state to protect equipment. The storm has caused aurora displays in the Northern Hemisphere. Otago University physics professor Craig Rodger says the storm is exciting rather than scary and has been working on understanding and modelling the impacts of severe solar storms on New Zealand's electricity grid. He has been helping Transpower prepare for extreme events that are expected to induce thousands of amps of excess electrical current and magnetic field changes of 4000-5000nT/min. The coronal mass ejections are expected to keep striking Earth over the next 24 hours or so, with disturbed geomagnetic conditions peaking Saturday afternoon and lasting until at least the end of Sunday.
#SolarStorm #GeomagneticStorm #ElectricityGrid #AuroraDisplays #CraigRodger #Transpower
https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/05/11/solar-storm-exciting-rather-than-scary-says-physics-expert/
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An expert says the Earth is in the middle of a big geomagnetic storm caused by material fired out from a sun spot. The storm is not extreme but is one of the most severe to strike Earth in decades. Transpower has put the electricity grid into a more resilient state to protect equipment. The storm has caused aurora displays in the Northern Hemisphere. Otago University physics professor Craig Rodger says the storm is exciting rather than scary and has been working on understanding and modelling the impacts of severe solar storms on New Zealand's electricity grid. He has been helping Transpower prepare for extreme events that are expected to induce thousands of amps of excess electrical current and magnetic field changes of 4000-5000nT/min. The coronal mass ejections are expected to keep striking Earth over the next 24 hours or so, with disturbed geomagnetic conditions peaking Saturday afternoon and lasting until at least the end of Sunday.
#SolarStorm #GeomagneticStorm #ElectricityGrid #AuroraDisplays #CraigRodger #Transpower
https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/05/11/solar-storm-exciting-rather-than-scary-says-physics-expert/