this post was submitted on 13 May 2024
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[–] [email protected] 46 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I know you could see the aurora all over the place but did it actually cause any damage anywhere?

[–] [email protected] 48 points 5 months ago (2 children)

As far as I'm aware, it caused some temporary GPS interruptions but no permanent damage this time.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

lost mobile data for a pinch but its back now

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I was traveling across the state on those two days, so I was worried about GPS getting weird, but we didn't have any issues.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

From what I read it affected some farming equipment, I figure it was relatively local interference and not a global thing too.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 months ago

Apparently it "disrupted" Starlink, but hasn't permanently destroyed any of their satellites like the CME in 2022 did.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Wish I could have seen it :(

[–] [email protected] -4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Just gonna put this album here.

edit: Well, I'm surprised this got downvoted considering the entire theme of the album is a CME knocking out telecommunications and computer systems on earth leading to a total collapse of human society. Just a fun thing I came across and was reminded of with all the solar flare memes lately.