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Huge solar storm: Northern lights possible in California, sunspot visible with glasses – The Mercury News

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A strong solar storm headed toward Earth could produce northern lights in California and potentially disrupt communications this weekend. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a rare severe geomagnetic storm warning when a solar outburst reached Earth on Friday afternoon, hours sooner than anticipated. The effects were expected to last

Use solar power, kill a tortoise? Climate change solution carries environmental costs – The Mercury News

Dustin Mulvaney, SJSU environmental studies professor, stands at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Thurssday, May 2, 2024. Mulvaney believes California has far more than enough alternative space, including parking lots, contaminated land and other areas, that there’s no need for massive solar arrays in pristine areas such as the Mojave Desert. (Shae