Solar storm

• A storm from the broiling sun turned the chilly northernmost skies of Earth into an ever-changing and awe-provoking art show of northern lights on Tuesday night.
(AP - msnbc.com)
• A storm from the broiling sun turned the chilly northernmost skies of Earth into an ever-changing and awe-provoking art show of northern lights on Tuesday.
(AP - msnbc.com)
• Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) rerouted as many as eight transpolar flights between the U.S. and Asia as the most-powerful solar radiation storm since 2003 hit Earth.
(Bloomberg)
• The largest solar storm in almost a decade swept across Earth on Tuesday, affecting air traffic across the North Pole and radio communications, in a harbinger of fiercer outbursts from the Sun predicted for the year ahead, federal experts said.
(Wall Street Journal)
• The Earth is being bombarded with the strongest blast of radiation from the sun in more than five years, an event that could cause isolated disruptions to communications and air travel.
(CNET News)
• Dont believe us? Well, in 1989 electrical ground currents created by another solar storm made their way into the power grid of the Hydro-Quebec Power Authority, causing 6 million people to lose electricity. Elevators stopped working.
(Los Angeles Times)
• WASHINGTON — Solar radiation from a massive sun storm — the largest in nearly a decade — collided with the Earth's atmosphere, prompting an airline to reroute flights and skywatchers to seek out spectacular light displays.
(Raw Story)
• The biggest solar storm since 2005 is headed our way, according to skywatchers who saw our star let off an M9 flare, just a hair away from the most powerful kind of solar flare.
(Yahoo Finance)
• There's a storm coming in space, and it looks like a big one. A solar storm will hit the Earth at around 9 on Tuesday, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center.
(Popular Mechanics)