We had intense aurora in Berlin, Germany. Green clouds dancing in the sky levels. Started around 22:10 local time or a bit earlier, and at this point there's only a faint red/green glow remaining.
Also seen in the Netherlands!
Level S4 solar radiation event
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#22Years ago I was concerned about this and made a plan with my wife for what to do if she was at work. But now we have a bunch of kids in different schools and haven't updated our plan. Does anyone have a plan for what happens if we have a really bad event?
Buy a bit of extra food and water.
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#23Years ago I was concerned about this and made a plan with my wife for what to do if she was at work. But now we have a bunch of kids in different schools and haven't updated our plan. Does anyone have a plan for what happens if we have a really bad event?
A really bad event would be that long-distance transmission lines act like antennas and pick up millions of volts and blow up all the transformers.
I don't know how much you can plan for that other than "if it happens, try to get home", and then all the usual prepper stuff.
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#24Darn Montreal is still too south. Wish I were in Winnipeg.
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#25Years ago I was concerned about this and made a plan with my wife for what to do if she was at work. But now we have a bunch of kids in different schools and haven't updated our plan. Does anyone have a plan for what happens if we have a really bad event?
First rule of fight club...
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#26Weirdly, while the site in question is "blaring klaxons!" there are more "cool night lights!" posts than concern.
> while the site in question is "blaring klaxons!"
No, it isn't. It clearly says everything is under control but it would be good to keep an eye on it.
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#27It seems that the peak was several hours ago, and I haven't observed any effects from it...
The peak was originally supposed to be 6-7 hours from now... it's still showing KP 8 here though, so I'm not sure what's going on. It could get more intense.
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#28Australian Bureau of Meteorology advisory for visible aurora: https://www.sws.bom.gov.au/Aurora
Is that tonight or last night?
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#29Years ago I was concerned about this and made a plan with my wife for what to do if she was at work. But now we have a bunch of kids in different schools and haven't updated our plan. Does anyone have a plan for what happens if we have a really bad event?
Keep a couple days water and food on hand, go up to the pub, have a pint, and wait for this all to blow over.
With how much modern cars rely on electronics, I would not try to drive during such an event.
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#30Nice, you can already see some solar flares in Austria again. https://www.foto-webcam.eu/webcam/kleinfleisskees/ https://www.foto-webcam.eu/
Oh wow! https://www.foto-webcam.eu/webcam/ederplan/2026/01/20/0000
And up at the top right, left to "Latest" you can skip the time back and forth at 10 minute intervals. And then jump back like 10 images, what a beauty.
You can even see Starlink satellites https://www.foto-webcam.eu/webcam/ederplan/2026/01/19/1820