NOAA Warns of Monster Solar Storm Region Facing Earth for Next Two Weeks; Fully Capable of Producing X-Class Flares

SHTFplan.com Mac Slavo November 8th, 2011 Last Thursday the sun produced an X1.9 rated solar flare that narrowly missed Earth. Although it wasn’t aimed directly at us, about 45 minutes after leaving the sun it was still powerful enough to disrupt radio communications. Now, that same area  responsible for producing the X-class flare may pose a direct [...]

Storm Activity on Sun Heats Up in Area Called ‘Benevolent Monster’ by Scientists

Associated Press November 3, 2011 WASHINGTON — After years of quiet, the sun is coming alive with solar storms in a big way. The sun shot off a flare Thursday afternoon from a region that scientists are calling a “benevolent monster.” Scientists at the federal Space Weather Prediction Center say that area is the most [...]