[Paddlewise] Large solar storm will hit Earth Friday or Saturday

From: Jackie Myers <jackie_at_muddypuppies.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 01:27:18 -0700 (PDT)
http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/10/23/sun_spots031023

Don't know if this might impact GPS or cellphones.  Because solar
storms of this size are rare for us, it's rather hard to predict.  
But if you are out on the water tomorrow and your cellphone or 
GPS unit isn't working, this could be why.

For more detail (plus images), go to http://www.spaceweather.com/

Cheers,

Jackie



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