Solar Storm WARNING: Sun Shoots MAJOR X2,2 Flare Outburst at Earth (+Video)

MAJOR X2,2 FLARE AND RADIO BLACKOUT: Sunspot AR2297 has just unleashed a strong Earth-directed solar flare (March 11 @ 16:22 UT). Extreme UV radiation from the blast, which measured X2 on the Richter Scale of Flares, is causing HF radio fade-outs and other propagation effects on the dayside of Earth, primarily over the Americas.

 Meanwhile, natural radio emissions from the sun suggest that a CME might be emerging from the blast site at speeds exceeding 1,400 km/s (3.1 million mph). 
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Major X2,2 Solar Flare!
Region 2297 produced a major X2.2 solar flare peaking at 16:22 UTC Wednesday. The event was responsible for a brief R3 level radio blackout on the sunlit side of Earth. The active region is now in a good position for Earth directed eruptions. http://www.solarham.net/

LOCATION OF HF FADEOUT: South America/Central America/USA/North Atlantic/South Atlantic/South East Pacific  http://www.ips.gov.au/Solar/1/8
 

These images were taken by the http://helioviewer.org/

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