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cbabe

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Sat Jul 16, 2022, 10:55 PM Jul 2022

'Direct hit': 'Space Weather Woman' predicts massive solar storm to strike Earth [View all]

https://www.rawstory.com/solar-storm/

‘Direct hit’: ‘Space Weather Woman’ predicts massive solar storm to strike Earth

One of the world's leading space science experts predicted a "direct hit" from a solar storm.

Dr. Tamitha Skov, known as the "Space Weather Woman," is a research scientist at the federally funded Aerospace Corporation and is an award-winning science educator on social media

On Saturday, she posted a NASA prediction model video.

"Direct Hit!" she predicted. "A snake-like filament launched as a big solar storm while in the Earth-strike zone."

"NASA predicts impact early July 19. Strong Aurora shows possible with this one, deep into mid-latitudes," she explained.

She said there could be disruption to GPS and amateur radio.

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