Space Weather Alert Example

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       BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY: NATIONAL GEOMAGNETIC SERVICE       
                      GEOMAGNETIC STORM WARNING                      
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   Following recent observations of solar/solar-wind disturbance(s)  
       there is an increased risk of a geomagnetic storm from        
                                                                     
                        15-FEB-2011 to 17-FEB-2011 
                                                                     
                                                                     
                           ADDITIONAL COMMENTS                       
                                                                     
  Since 13th February three energetic solar flares have occurred and
  coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are heading towards the Earth. One 
  flare (01:15, 15th Feb) is the largest in four years.

  One CME arrived last night sparking displays of the Northern Lights
  (aurora borealis) further south than usual (Northern Ireland in 
  the UK). 

  The other two CMEs are expected to arrive tomorrow (16th) or early
  the following morning (17th). Magnetic storms are likely to follow 
  the arrival of these later CMEs. 

  Further Northern Lights (aurora) displays are possible for the next 
  two nights if skies are clear and the activity peaks in your local 
  night-time. 

  (Sarah Reay 15-02-11)                              
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                     National Geomagnetic Service                    
         phone: +44-(0)131-667-1000  fax: +44-(0)131-668-4368        
              British Geological Survey, Murchison House,            
               West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3LA, UK               
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