Another Sun Storm: Solar Flares Hit Earth
X5 class storm is severe, but also surprisingly common
You may have noticed that life on Earth has not come to an end over the last 12 hours. In truth, solar storms hit the Earth with massive solar flares on a somewhat regular basis. Most people never notice nor care. (I used to notice because when I worked as a Unix system administrator I kept an eye on the solar weather report, so that I could be prepared to blame solar flares for whatever oddball problems we had. My next favorite silly excuse was "barometric pressure.")
The most common side effect of being hit with massive solar flares is that the Aurora Borealis show gets pushed much farther south than usual. Over the last two nights, people have reported seeing the "Northern Lights" as far south as New York and Washington State.
