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The Earth is being hit by a solar storm at the moment; NOAA\u2019s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) has observed severe (G5) geomagnetic storm conditions<\/a> for the first time since 2003. Among other impacts, this may disrupt GPS and other navigation systems<\/a>. On the other hand this also means aurorae where they\u2019re rarely seen: see SWPC\u2019s aurora dashboard<\/a> for maps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previously: NOAA\u2019s Aurora Forecasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Earth is being hit by a solar storm at the moment; NOAA\u2019s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) has observed severe (G5) geomagnetic storm conditions for the first time since 2003. 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