Dr John | Can Solar Storms Collapse our Power Grid? | NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center: Shawn Dahl @DrJohnDev | Uploaded May 2024 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
Interview with NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center’s Shawn Dahl on space weather, solar super storms, solar flares, coronal mass ejections, and radio bursts. Our conversation details how solar activity is currently being monitored at SWPC, and the protocols put in place for avoiding massive disruptions to our electric power grid during a solar super storm. Impacts of historical storms are also discussed, including the 2003 Halloween Solar Storms, the March 1989 geomagnetic storm over the northeastern United States and Canada, the 1859 Carrington Event, and a recent radio burst back in December of 2023 during our current solar cycle. We’ll also discuss measures you can take for learning and preparing for the next solar super storm.
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Shawn Dahl is a space weather forecaster with NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colorado. He's been with the Space Weather Prediction Center for 9 years, where he also actively participates in educational outreach on space weather and how it affects us here on Earth. He served in the United States Air Force for 22 years in the intelligence and meteorology operations’ fields. After retiring from the Air Force in 2007, he served as a meteorological technician for the National Weather Service as well as the lead weather forecaster for the U.S. Air Force. In 2018, Shawn was recognized by the National Weather Service as a National level Cline Award winner.
By the end of this video, you’ll have a better understanding of our current levels of preparedness, how to interpret solar data and warnings, and the practical measures taken for handling solar events felt here on Earth.
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📃Here's an outline:
1:50 | Shawn Dahl’s journey into Space Weather Forecasting
5:06 | Mission of NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
7:11 | Space and Solar Phenomena being monitored at Space Weather Prediction Center
12:48 | Understanding the Data of Space Weather Prediction
25:47 | Events during our current Solar Cycle 25
30:05 | Solar Radiation Impacts on Lunar Missions
31:32 | 1859 Carrington Event’s Lasting Impacts
32:31 | Impacts on the Electric Power Grid
42:34 | Recommendations for the General Public on preparing for solar storms
45:43 | Avionic Communication Problems from Radio Burst on December 14, 2023
52:32 | NOAA SWPC’s Future Projects
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🔗References and Links Mentioned in Video:
1) NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center: swpc.noaa.gov
2) NOAA’s Space Weather Scales:
swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation
3) Solar Cycle Progression:
swpc.noaa.gov/products/solar-cycle-progression
4) The WSA-Enlil model:
swpc.noaa.gov/products/wsa-enlil-solar-wind-prediction
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🔗Link to my previous Solar Video: Why are Solar Storms being ignored?
youtu.be/fl2Yn2A3Ttg?si=zWoHgEsyvq-xnct-
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Interview with NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center’s Shawn Dahl on space weather, solar super storms, solar flares, coronal mass ejections, and radio bursts. Our conversation details how solar activity is currently being monitored at SWPC, and the protocols put in place for avoiding massive disruptions to our electric power grid during a solar super storm. Impacts of historical storms are also discussed, including the 2003 Halloween Solar Storms, the March 1989 geomagnetic storm over the northeastern United States and Canada, the 1859 Carrington Event, and a recent radio burst back in December of 2023 during our current solar cycle. We’ll also discuss measures you can take for learning and preparing for the next solar super storm.
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Shawn Dahl is a space weather forecaster with NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colorado. He's been with the Space Weather Prediction Center for 9 years, where he also actively participates in educational outreach on space weather and how it affects us here on Earth. He served in the United States Air Force for 22 years in the intelligence and meteorology operations’ fields. After retiring from the Air Force in 2007, he served as a meteorological technician for the National Weather Service as well as the lead weather forecaster for the U.S. Air Force. In 2018, Shawn was recognized by the National Weather Service as a National level Cline Award winner.
By the end of this video, you’ll have a better understanding of our current levels of preparedness, how to interpret solar data and warnings, and the practical measures taken for handling solar events felt here on Earth.
_
📃Here's an outline:
1:50 | Shawn Dahl’s journey into Space Weather Forecasting
5:06 | Mission of NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
7:11 | Space and Solar Phenomena being monitored at Space Weather Prediction Center
12:48 | Understanding the Data of Space Weather Prediction
25:47 | Events during our current Solar Cycle 25
30:05 | Solar Radiation Impacts on Lunar Missions
31:32 | 1859 Carrington Event’s Lasting Impacts
32:31 | Impacts on the Electric Power Grid
42:34 | Recommendations for the General Public on preparing for solar storms
45:43 | Avionic Communication Problems from Radio Burst on December 14, 2023
52:32 | NOAA SWPC’s Future Projects
_
🔗References and Links Mentioned in Video:
1) NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center: swpc.noaa.gov
2) NOAA’s Space Weather Scales:
swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation
3) Solar Cycle Progression:
swpc.noaa.gov/products/solar-cycle-progression
4) The WSA-Enlil model:
swpc.noaa.gov/products/wsa-enlil-solar-wind-prediction
_
🔗Link to my previous Solar Video: Why are Solar Storms being ignored?
youtu.be/fl2Yn2A3Ttg?si=zWoHgEsyvq-xnct-
👍If you liked this video, subscribe to Dr. John’s YouTube channel: youtube.com/@DrJohnDev
🚨Follow Dr. John:
· X: twitter.com/drjohn_dev
Thanks for watching!
🌌🌑🌎☀️🔍
#NOAA #SWPC #SpaceWeatherPredictionCenter #SpaceWeather #SolarStorms #SolarEvents #SolarFlares #CMEs #CoronalMassEjections #CoronalHoles #RadioBursts #Sun #Blackouts #PowerGrid #Electricity #ElectricInfrastructure #SolarMaximum #SolarMax2024 #SolarEventImpacts #HalloweenStorm #Auroras #NorthernLights #CarringtonEvent #Superflares #Podcast #Astronomy #NASA #cosmologist #astrophysics #Physics #Science #youtubechannel #subscribe
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Equipment I use:
🔦 Raleno Softbox Photography Lighting Kit
🎥 Sony a7 Full-Frame Mirrorless Digital Camera
🎬 DaVinci Resolve 18.6
🎨 Blender 3.6
🎤 Fifine Microphone
Unless indicated otherwise, all drawings, pictures, animations, script, problems, derivations, and videography in this video are creations, property, and copyrighted material of drjohn.dev.
