▲ 111 ▼ World Warned to Prepare for Today's Severe Geomagnetic Storm, First in 20 Years (www.yahoo.com) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world 20 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 31 points 2 years ago (5 children) What the heck does tonight mean .. permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 39 points 2 years ago (1 child) You know, tonight, that specific time of day that happens at the same time every day depending on where you are and what season it is there. Yeah I was also quite annoyed by that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] trolololol@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm more worries that this is described as something coming from the sun and reaching first the part of the planet that is facing away from it. I always knew the sun was a hoax and the earth is flat. I'm vindicated now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago* I don't know a lot about this so maybe the article is still incorrect, but that may not be as ridiculous as it sounds. The magnetosphere isn't a perfect orb surrounding the planet and I thought I recalled hearing that the 'backside' and the poles were the weaker sides. https://spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov/magnetism/magnetosphere3.gif permalink fedilink source parent [–] explore_broaden@midwest.social 9 points 2 years ago Given the statement was by the US organization NOAA they probably mean night in North America. permalink fedilink source parent [–] squidspinachfootball@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child) From following a couple links to the source, I found this: Multiple CMEs erupted associated with flare activity from Region 3664 on 07-09 May. These CMEs are expected to merge with potential arrival expected by early May 11 on the UTC day. Source: https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/g4-watch-effect-may-11 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago So we're just past midnight UTC as of right now, so any time I guess! permalink fedilink source parent [–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Since the article was published a little after 1pm EDT, I would assume tonight refers to EDT… so in a few hours of the time of my comment? permalink fedilink source parent [+] DarkThoughts@fedia.io -12 points 2 years ago tonight, adverb on this present night or the night following this present day tonight, noun the present night or the night following this present day permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 39 points 2 years ago (1 child) You know, tonight, that specific time of day that happens at the same time every day depending on where you are and what season it is there. Yeah I was also quite annoyed by that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] trolololol@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm more worries that this is described as something coming from the sun and reaching first the part of the planet that is facing away from it. I always knew the sun was a hoax and the earth is flat. I'm vindicated now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago* I don't know a lot about this so maybe the article is still incorrect, but that may not be as ridiculous as it sounds. The magnetosphere isn't a perfect orb surrounding the planet and I thought I recalled hearing that the 'backside' and the poles were the weaker sides. https://spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov/magnetism/magnetosphere3.gif permalink fedilink source parent
[–] trolololol@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm more worries that this is described as something coming from the sun and reaching first the part of the planet that is facing away from it. I always knew the sun was a hoax and the earth is flat. I'm vindicated now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago* I don't know a lot about this so maybe the article is still incorrect, but that may not be as ridiculous as it sounds. The magnetosphere isn't a perfect orb surrounding the planet and I thought I recalled hearing that the 'backside' and the poles were the weaker sides. https://spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov/magnetism/magnetosphere3.gif permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago* I don't know a lot about this so maybe the article is still incorrect, but that may not be as ridiculous as it sounds. The magnetosphere isn't a perfect orb surrounding the planet and I thought I recalled hearing that the 'backside' and the poles were the weaker sides. https://spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov/magnetism/magnetosphere3.gif permalink fedilink source parent
[–] explore_broaden@midwest.social 9 points 2 years ago Given the statement was by the US organization NOAA they probably mean night in North America. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] squidspinachfootball@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child) From following a couple links to the source, I found this: Multiple CMEs erupted associated with flare activity from Region 3664 on 07-09 May. These CMEs are expected to merge with potential arrival expected by early May 11 on the UTC day. Source: https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/g4-watch-effect-may-11 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago So we're just past midnight UTC as of right now, so any time I guess! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago So we're just past midnight UTC as of right now, so any time I guess! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Since the article was published a little after 1pm EDT, I would assume tonight refers to EDT… so in a few hours of the time of my comment? permalink fedilink source parent
[+] DarkThoughts@fedia.io -12 points 2 years ago tonight, adverb on this present night or the night following this present day tonight, noun the present night or the night following this present day permalink fedilink source parent