GPS Disruptions Likely

[droidborg]

Caution urged when using gps navigation because of a large solar flare thursday.

Recent solar flare may disrupt your GPS

 

[weddle]

Caution urged when using gps navigation because of a large solar flare thursday.

Recent solar flare may disrupt your GPS

Think that could be screwing with the 3g too? Mines been weird since yesterday now that I think about it

 

[Petrah]

The link just takes me to a blank page.

 

[droidborg]

Yes all radio waves are affected although some more thanks others.

Sorry about the link not working, the article is at cnn.

There is much about it on the www.
Fascinating stuff.

 

[raynoldsk]

HERE is the article. They moved it from a blog to an article and must have disabled the previous link.

It was on the front page, yesterday, but S&P and Warren Jeffs knocked it off, I guess.

 

[weddle]

Kinda brings a cringe knowing that if a flare is strong enough, it could screw up a country's entire power grid.

 

[raynoldsk]

The stuff apocalyptic novels are made of...