Earth To Be Struck By Coronal Mass Ejection Later Today (there's an executive order for that)

Or, as SpaceWeather put it: 'CANYON OF FIRE' OPENS, SPITS A CME TOWARD EARTH.

From SpaceWeather.com:

'CANYON OF FIRE' OPENS, SPITS A CME TOWARD EARTH: On Nov. 5th, a filament of magnetism in the sun's northern hemisphere became unstable and erupted. The blast split the sun's atmosphere, hurling a CME into space and creating a "canyon of fire," shown here in a movie recorded by the Solar Dynamics Observatory:

CHANCE OF STORMS ON NOV. 8TH: Minor G1-class geomagnetic storms are possible later today when a CME (described below) is expected to deliver a glancing blow to Earth's magnetic field. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras after dark on Nov. 8th. Live webcam

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What is a coronal mass ejection?

Fortunately there's an Executive Order.

From NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center:

Executive Order to Prepare Nation for Space Weather Events

published: Monday, November 07, 2016 16:51 UTC

An Executive Order to coordinate efforts to prepare the nation for space weather events was signed by President Obama on 13 Oct.  Read the full order at https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/10/13/executive-order-coordinating-efforts-prepare-nation-space-weather-events (link is external)