How could the Aurora Borealis affect energy grids when renewables are added to the mix?

When you have solar, wind and battery storage, it has to be connected to the grid through what we call inverters, or solid-state power converters

Aurora-Chasing Citizen Scientists Help Discover A New Feature of STEVE

Now named STEVE, or Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement, this phenomenon is still new to scientists, who are working to understand all its details. What they do know is that…

Seeing an Aurora From the Space Station

From NASA  click on image for high resolution version~ctm June 13, 2019 Aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Christina Koch snapped this image of an aurora, saying: “Years ago…

Auroral Evidence of Upcoming Mini or Little Ice Age?

Guest Opinion; Dr. Tim Ball A recent article in the British newspaper The Express titled, “Northern Lights in the UK: Can you watch Aurora Borealis from UK? Where can you…

Aurora Borealis and surface temperature cycles linked

Dr. Roger Pielke Sr. writes about a new paper from Nicola Scafetta.: New Paper “A Shared Frequency Set Between The Historical Mid-Latitude Aurora Records And The Global Surface Temperature” By…