Maybe I'm off by more than a few decades this time

[gm66]

A chlorine/heavy metal filter is a good idea, too.

[Rupert]

water purification... I did it myself with iodine in the Himalayas once upon a time...  I remember many others that tasted foul... chlorine based...   are there "nice" tasting ones about now? 

[gm66]

I got one for my shower, since i moved out of London the water here smells literally like a swimming pool.

I found out Severn Trent use Chloramine.

I pour my drinking water from the showerhead now, no smell, good activated charcoal filter and only £6 to filter 10K gallons or 1 year, whichever comes first.

[rcjordan]

Just to take your mind off hurricanes...

A huge solar flare temporarily knocked out GPS communications
https://www.engadget.com/2017/09/07/a-huge-solar-flare-temporarily-knocked-out-gps-communications/

[Mackin USA]

!!!

[rcjordan]

The U.S government issued a rare public warning about hacking campaigns targeting energy and industrial firms, the latest evidence that cyber attacks present an increasing threat to the power industry and other public infrastructure.

The hacking described in the government report is unlikely to result in dramatic attacks in the near term

http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber-energy/u-s-warns-public-about-attacks-on-energy-industrial-firms-idUKKBN1CQ0IN

[rcjordan]

^{Yep, got us here in NC.}

"the flare was the brightest and biggest type of its kind--big enough actually to cause a brief radio blackout on Earth. Coastal communities along the Atlantic Ocean were among those affected."

LOOK: Solar Flare Hits Earth on the Eve of the Fourth of July Celebrations--The Largest in Four Years | Tech Times
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/262417/20210704/solar-flare-hits-earth-july-3.htm

[rcjordan]

 It was ten to hundred times more powerful than the Carrington Event.

The Sun Just Produced a Carrington Like Event, But We Got Super Lucky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJCytV7PUzk

[ergophobe]

Yeah, but I'm reassured by the guy in the comments who says not to panic. I mean, after all, he has 58 high-quality* Pokemon videos on his channel. He must be right.

*Full disclosure: I did not watch any and wouldn't know a high-quality from a low-quality Pokemon video.

[rcjordan]

NASA: A Powerful Solar Eruption on Far Side of Sun Still Impacted Earth – The Sun Spot

https://blogs.nasa.gov/sunspot/2023/03/14/a-powerful-solar-eruption-on-far-side-of-sun-still-impacted-earth/

[rcjordan]

>far side  Stealth Solar storm

Western Carolinas get rare view of Northern Lights

https://www.foxcarolina.com/2023/03/24/western-carolinas-get-rare-view-northern-lights/

That's pretty far south

Asheville NC/Coordinates
35.5951° N, 82.5515° W

Gibraltar/Coordinates
36.1408° N, 5.3536° W

+
"The geomagnetic storm peaked as a severe G4 on the 5-grade scale"

Strongest solar storm in nearly 6 years slams into Earth | Space

https://www.space.com/strongest-solar-storm-nearly-6-years-surprises-forecasters

[rcjordan]

YAG4...

The Geomagnetic Storm Continues | NOAA / NWS Space Weather Prediction Center

https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/geomagnetic-storm-continues

G4 Conditions Are Ongoing.