http://kplu.org en http://kplu.org/post/npr-science-sun-sends-solar-flares-speeding-toward-earth-will-hit-thursday <p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLq5oW28glw</p> Wed, 07 Mar 2012 22:58:18 +0000 Bill Chappell 4369 at http://kplu.org NPR Science: Sun sends solar flares speeding toward Earth, will hit Thursday http://kplu.org/post/massive-solar-storm-causes-planes-be-rerouted You might have heard about a major solar storm that is hitting Earth right now. It's the biggest to hit us since 2005. You've also probably heard a few pople say, "I didn't feel anything."<p>As our friends at <em>13.7</em> <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2012/01/24/145700040/storms-in-the-void-space-weather-and-childhoods-end">explained earlier today</a>, the storms have the ability to disrupt sensitive electronics and even the power grid. Usually none of those things happen. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:38:43 +0000 Eyder Peralta 3907 at http://kplu.org Massive solar storm causes planes to be rerouted