Expert explains how 'spectacular' solar storm seen across the globe exceeded expectations

CTV science and technology expert Dan Riskin explains why this 'extreme' geomagnetic storm exceeded expectations.
The Northern lights fill the sky at the Bogus Basin ski resort on Saturday, May 11, 2024 in Boise, Idaho. (Kyle Green (AP Photo/Kyle Green)
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[@Mondongo57]

The ONE night I go to bed early

[@jr1648]

theres supposed to be more tonight i think

[@johndc2998]

I didnt see anything last night​@@jr1648

[@memesandfun1]

Dont worry. They have a G5 forecasted for tonight. Keep checking on updates because it could be similar if not the same as last nights!

[@stefanfreestylez]

Theyre weak just go to northern cities like yellowknife if you want to see these things. Its cool to see it in places that dont typically see it but really not a big deal if you missed it.

[@jr1648]

@@stefanfreestylez yea except yellowknife is daylight for 20 hours and the other 4 hours are twilight in the summer months.

[@padfinancial1781]

We were blessed with an incredible show in the Barrier Valley area of North East Saskatchewan.

[@RogerRennie]

Is it near portage and main

[@padfinancial1781]

@@RogerRennie yep its right there boss... like ...right there.

[@connellyboyle1]

Cool to see him talk so passionately about the magnetic field👍🏻 you can tell he loves what he does.

[@RogerRennie]

How ma y magnets they were

[@squ1r7y]

You can tell this guy doesn't know what the feck he's talking about

[@nicholaserwin988]

Vancouver is still much more north then southern Ontario which is more south than some states but could be seen there

[@user9b2]

Vancouver is in Canada, it is a province not a state….. I hope you knew that.

[@rosssmith8481]

Yes true. Toronto dips well below the 49th parallel. It's just below the 44th parallel, which puts it south of a few States in the USA.

[@Eastsidet03]

@@user9b2Vancouver is a city in the province of British Columbia not an province itself.

[@nicholaserwin988]

@@user9b2 Yes….I live in Canada. My point was southern Ontario is more south than the bottom of some states so Vancouver doesn’t surprise me given we saw it here in the bottom of Canada. Also it’s a city not a province

[@jeffbguarino]

Like I said Winnipeg is the same as Vancouver and we always see the Northern Lights. Every summer. Same latitude. You might have to leave the city lights to get a better view. I see them literally every year all the time , I work on CN rail and take trains out into the countryside. It is not unusual at all.

[@theoriginalJP]

Anyone feel like telling this guy about the Carrington event?

[@Erhudreamer]

Carrington event they believe was an X 40,, today another went off at X5 something..

[@meopencher5031]

It would be nice ,back to the stone age ,are you ready🙃 ,most of them not

[@BarbRogersMs.SolarTerror]

If it happened now just imagine how bad it would be.

[@FranklinFleming-lm1yu]

A what?

[@Ace-Intervention]

It’s very cool, but the clouds said hello

[@DragonTamer31K]

I live in Canada and fire season literally started for me today 😢

[@ElementaryKidForever]

⁠@@DragonTamer31Kit started for me I think about pretty early yesterday morning. There was smoke everywhere across our property and it was especially hard to breathe for some of my siblings and my dad because most have asthma. It was also pretty hot in our house since we couldn’t open any windows or turn on the air conditioner because apparently most of the cold air comes from outside of our house. Hopefully everyone is okay and doing well after the evacuation. Looks like it might be another Smokey summer or month.

[@DragonTamer31K]

@@ElementaryKidForever do you live in north Alberta or the east bc area? Those are the usual suspects unfortunately

[@ElementaryKidForever]

@@DragonTamer31K I’m a bit…. Dumb so I don’t know which side of alberta I live in but I do live in alberta ne’er duffield

[@DragonTamer31K]

@@ElementaryKidForever ah just west of Edmonton, you must have had pretty dense smoke

[@craig7350]

I live in Northern Canada, I was out last night, and didn't see diddly.

[@christophe3281]

Suspicious 0bservers

[@squ1r7y]

The normies have no idea. Carbureted motor from late 70s early 80s I highly recommend getting a few

[@ACEterna]

I felt compelled to go outside yesterday. Don't ask me why. Yet I ended up staying inside to not annoy who I live with. This is crazy

[@DarrylGold]

The solar flares were not that big but had a bigger effect. Does that mean our magnetic field is weakening?

[@Bcgf321]

Experts call the storm Grumpy

[@youarijitroy]

Torontooooo no clear nights

[@deniserichard5613]

Well explained! Thank you for that!

[@RiverSage-fg5gc]

It was beautiful I saw it ..

[@malklewin4055]

Magnetic pole also is changing

[@kenttherrien2726]

He is quite the expert

[@NPC19191]

I was fast asleep 😅

[@christopheralmazardejesus7138]

My friend in oregon saw it...

[@bluesintheblood]

I tell ya, the more I hear about the sun and what it's capable of the more I become suspicious just what is the sun up to exaclty? Can we compeltley trust it?

[@stuffybroz7936]

its a hot ball of hydrogen helium plasma

[@bluesintheblood]

@@stuffybroz7936 sounds too risky

[@skyw4278]

S0

[@chrisr8498]

HAARP

[@Babylon6969]

One day it’s going to shutdown our communication. Scientists say a Pole reversal is headed our way within the next 20 years. The next big flood.

[@valerialara3069]

WOW!

[@Liwaamassri21]

I See it In Alliston Ontarion Canada arround 3 in the morning and it was verry clear to the eyes but my phone camera didnt catch it

[@RogerRennie]

Vvitch

[@DOWNTOWN_AUDIO]

Saw it in medicine hat, AB

[@RogerRennie]

Is it switzerland

[@user-vd7nf6vi9t]

Is it going to happen tonight??

[@memesandfun1]

A similar story is possible again tonight! Keep checking on updates because its definitely possible!

[@emeewel]

They were visible in North Carolina

[@KathrenePetersen13]

I LOVE Dan our science guy!

[@facitenonvictimarum174]

"An" event but "a" spectacular event.

[@lilacscentedfushias1852]

It’s always ‘an’ if the word after begins with a vowel.

[@facitenonvictimarum174]

@@lilacscentedfushias1852 Also when the word after begins with a silent "h" followed by a vowel -- as in "an hour ago."

[@jeffcarey3045]

It's not about the letters, it's about the phonetics.

[@Zov631]

“Expert”

[@muntee33]

Waht the bloody friggin hell are ya on about aye mate?

[@KarenWills-nl1cn]

What a fantastic evening. We live in Alberta and I was able to get my husband away from the Oilers game, thank goodness they won. We were not disappointed with our Aurora light show.

[@jeffbguarino]

I don't get it. In Winnipeg we get these lights all the time , so you should be getting them every year, every summer in Alberta. You are probably higher up also, Calgary is 3000 feet up. So you should be able to see these lights every summer.

[@pingeee]

@@jeffbguarino nothing cool or exciting ever happens in calgary

[@malklewin4055]

It was seen in Poland 😮

[@sherhardgrave3664]

My Daughter got some amazing shots of the northerns mind you she is a photographer lol

[@sherhardgrave3664]

And she’s on Vancouver Island

[@Homegrown_Values]

❤

[@user-wq9pg6mg7l]

Don’t worry this is just a light show in the sky.

[@KrispyChicken1000]

Vancouver is further north than Toronto btw.

[@nwc3270]

Ya but there still NDP/Liberal 💩holes.😂

[@MrPixelgrower]

That's okay another repeat happens tonight, once again. I missed last night's opportunity because of cloud cover. Tonight's event will be even stronger than last night's. 👍

[@grahampovey8073]

Experts😊

[@RogerRennie]

Hi Dan

[@fasteddy6170]

The Problem is the Pods he uses are sending a Microwave to his Brain

[@Slide164]

Well, it’s called northern lights and they have been around since mind-kind started.

[@JasonHersco]

Who wrote this title lmao

[@williamterrymasters1934]

🌕

[@Bob-pd1wf]

The mainstream explanation is mind numbing stuff.

[@LittleJohnAB1]

Little dose of 'Daily Planet 🌎' again. 😊

[@donnyfanizzi5360]

*a

[@derpyt772]

Hey look it’s Tom Kenny if he was a nerd

[@TheSquaddiesOfficial]

OFF TOPIC. why did I think this was dantdm

[@chesbollman8653]

Sucked here in Manitoba, North of Brandon

[@tonys-photo-shop]

Nothing to do with HAARP Alaska research? 🤔

[@stratocasterblue]

3.6 MW at 1700Khz into the e-layer and all my HF bands 160 thru 10 meters are non exsistant only very local vhf and uhf operate right now in Norway

[@carlmenger9145]

No

[@skeet7903]

You are a sign of the failure of society.

[@pcrojas]

Buddy Holly

[@stkittsdave1]

Is there a way to blame this on climate change/ crisis/ disaster?

[@frankcastle2045]

Ikr I was waiting 🤣🤣🤣

[@rosy111]

❤🎉❤

[@garywagner2466]

“Expert?” No. He just talks about science on TV.

[@jeffbguarino]

Yeah well Winnipeg is about the same latitude as Vancouver and if you get out of the city lights you see the Northern Lights all the time. I don't see the big deal. Every summer you can see them. So this guy is wrong about Vancouver, It might be the city lights are too bright. But if you get out of the city to a dark countryside you should be able to see the Aurora Borealis at the 49th parallel any summer.

[@Pfftztt]

You are assuming it is nothing to those who see beauty not seen. I live on the island, never have I witnessed this. No stupid city lights either to dump on our horizon here.😂🙋🏻‍♀️🇨🇦

[@user-cp2vm6fp3o]

We do not know what the sun is capable of

[@DeliciousBerries]

HAARP

[@catcollision8371]

"expert" lol😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@James-xu3vc]

Who is that hot babe 🔥 ❤❤❤

[@Erhudreamer]

...with a little help from HAARP...🚥

[@stratocasterblue]

Norway HF radio 160 thru 10 meters propogation is non exsistant only very local vhf uhf 40 miles is working but I enjoy Dances from Terpsichore very nice.

[@donaldduffy8947]

Not possible because Harrp closed down nearly 16 years ago.

[@excess_wrx]

Nov 2023 HAARP experiments (popular science article) and now they have articles about conspiracy theorists lol

[@r3kop]

Just like the Sun, I too release gas when I am grumpy but my gas does not change the color in the sky but only in my underwear.

[@phuktard]

Perhaps someone should explain to the expert that everything has a magnetic field; everything except a Bose Condensate which in-itself is as close as we've got too nothing.

[@jeffbguarino]

Neutrinos don't have magnetic fields. Higgs bosons don't have magnetic fields either.

[@user-nr7jm1so5j]

End of days.

[@Nick17354]

Is it really this time? Cause I remember it was the end of days at Y2K too. Then it was the end of days at December of 2012. Recently, the solar eclipse was also the end of days. If ya'll would get this right maybe I wouldn't have to go back to work on Monday. But, I get this feeling, that come Monday morning, my alarm will go off, my car will start, and the world will *not* actually be on fire.

[@donaldduffy8947]

Grow up

[@user-nr7jm1so5j]

@@donaldduffy8947 Ya won't grow old. Worry about that. Nuff sed.

[@donaldduffy8947]

@@user-nr7jm1so5j ok primate.

[@IAMDEZ963]

Haarp testing may 8-10

[@stratocasterblue]

3.6 Megawatts on 1800Khz into the e layer and all my HF 160 thru 10 meter propogation is non exsistant now in Norway only local vhf and uhf operate now, They did it

[@donaldduffy8947]

Harrp shut down nearly 16 years ago

[@JMcD500]

Expert🤣🤣

[@KP-my1ud]

God's throne in the North Pole those Aurora lights are.

[@fasteddy6170]

THEY want an Excuse for when THEY Pull the Plug

[@GnosisNeo-AOG]

HAARP👀

[@donaldduffy8947]

No

[@GnosisNeo-AOG]

@@donaldduffy8947 yes. 🤡

[@donaldduffy8947]

Harrp was shut down over 16 years ago

[@goflyersgo]

@@donaldduffy8947 haha thats simply not true at all...

[@donaldduffy8947]

@goflyersgo Lol ya its true. The place is shut down and fully abandoned 16 years ago. I visited the area about 7 years ago .

[@user-rf2zx6qd8u]

Solar Storm?? It’s Gods storm. Jesus is coming. However, nobody knows when they are going to die. We ARE living in the end days. This heaven and earth WILL be destroyed. Repent. Give your ♥️ to Jesus. Surrender to him and his ways. Hell and Heaven ARE Real. “Jesus said, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” ‭‭John‬ ‭14‬:‭6‬ ‭NIV‬‬

[@fasteddy6170]

Plasma into Space what a JOKE ...Space is a Science Fiction Space Hahaha ...He Probably doent know there is a FIRMAMENT..I cant Stop Laughing at this Guy...There is No Such thing as an Ozone Layer hahaha Ozone Layer Y'all believe anything its really really really HILARIOUS...Go Pay YOUR Carbon Tax hahah and Get Booster too

[@garywagner2466]

Fentanyl is bad for you. Get help.

[@Emogyal]

IS DAN SINGLE?

[@MANJYOMETHUNDER111]

keep it in your pants