Important Takeaways:

• At least five streams of plasma, known as coronal mass ejections (CMEs), are heading toward Earth, prompting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to issue a severe geomagnetic storm watch for Friday into the weekend
• It follows a series of solar flares that began on Wednesday, tipping officials off
• The prospective storm could cause disruptions to GPS, the internet and power
• This is the first such alert aired since 2005 when Earth was hit with the highest dose of radiation in a half-century.
• The ‘unusual event’ may also drape a huge portion of the country, as far south as Alabama, in colorful natural lights.

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