Colossal Sunspot Threatening Earth with Solar Flares

A colossal sunspot on the sun's surface poses a threat of causing widespread disruption on Earth due to powerful X-class solar flares, leading to geomagnetic storms that can impact satellite operations, communications, power grid, and navigation systems. The U.S. Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a Severe Geomagnetic Storm Watch. Despite disruptions, geomagnetic storms can produce stunning auroras visible to millions of Americans.

AT&T Service Outages and Solar Flares

AT&T users are experiencing service outages, with questions raised about solar flares possibly causing the issue. The current outage is likely due to a SIM card database registry problem, not space weather related. Solar flares are intense bursts of radiation associated with sunspots and can affect electronic devices.