That was a close one.

I had to execute my own SOP for SHTF event in the last 120 hours.. I felt it to the deepest of my core that we were facing a threat. My soul was screaming for shelter. Seems like I wasn’t that far off… Thank God that Class-M flare didn’t hit us. But will the next one do?

As someone put it on reddit: “So a M class is just the category of the flare that shot off there‘s A,B C class Which are the normal types of flares we see all the time, M class is the next step is typically quite more powerful then the other 3, the last category is a X flare which is what caused the Carrington event in 1859 (X50 flare). Now a flare is pretty much intense light of x-rays that burst in or near a sunspot and if they point towards the earth and hit the earth they pelt our atmosphere with x-rays causing radio blackouts over ham radios, sometimes causing disruptions in satellites and cell signal. Usually, when flares happen they eject plasma from the sun which is a CME, the difference is a flare takes 8-10 minutes to reach earth while a CME can take up to 2-3 days to get to earth. If a particular strong CME hits earth while our shield is low (atmosphere) we could see mass destruction in the region it hits, the atmosphere could collapse in that region causing massive fire to rain from the sky eliminating life and earth where it hits.”

Two great videos:

Wait and see. I still recommend to seek higher ground immediately.

Out.
JP