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2015 SOLAR & EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS BRIGHT CIRCUMPOLAR AURORAS DEC 30-JAN 2 2014 TORRENTIAL RAIN & 2 TORNADOES HIT MISSISSIPPI JAN 3 2015 10 TORNADOES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN US JAN 5 2015 ______________________________________ UNEXPECTED CLASS G-3 GEOMAGNETIC STORM JAN 7 2015 While the rain provided some assistance to crews fighting a bush fire north-east of Adelaide, more than 64,000 lightning strikes fanned by strong winds sparked about 70 fires across the state, but most were quickly extinguished by crews. 64,000 LIGHTNING STRIKES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA JAN 7 2015 100,000 WITHOUT POWER IN SCOTLAND JAN 8-11 2015 FLASH FLOODING ON THE GOLD COAST JAN 11 2015 ______________________________________ SOLAR FLARE, EXTREME UV FLASH & CME JAN 13 2015 MINI TORNADO, HAIL & LIGHTNING IN WALES JAN 13 2015 SUSPECTED TORNADO HITS LONDON JAN 13 2015 FLASH FLOODING IN MOZAMBIQUE JAN 13 2015 MILD CME IMPACT JAN 16 2015 110,000 HOMELESS & 176 DEAD IN MALAWI FLOODING JAN 17 2015 SERIES OF SMALL FLARES FROM NEW SUNSPOT JAN 22 2016 GEOMAGNETIC STORM AND CIRCUMPOLAR AURORAS JAN 26 2016 HEAVY SNOW & LIGHTNING IN MANCHESTER UK JAN 28 2015 LIGHTNING STORMS PERTH AUSTRALIA JAN 28 2015 FLASH FLOODING IN FIJI JAN 30 2015 ______________________________________ GEOMAGNETIC STORM & CIRCUMPOLAR AURORAS DEC 30 2014 TORRENTIAL RAIN & 2 TORNADOES HIT MISSISSIPPI JAN 3 2015 10 TORNADOES CONFIRMED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN US JAN 5 2015 ______________________________________ G-1 CLASS GEOMAGNETIC STORM & AURORAS FEB 17 2015 TWIN CYCLONES SLAM NORTH AUSTRALIA FEB 20 2015 BERUIT BLIZZARD BLOCKS ROADS STRANDING 1000s FEB 20 2015 ______________________________________ BRIGHT CIRCUMPOLAR AURORAS MAR 30 2015 X-2 CLASS FLARE, RECORD UV FLASH & CME MAR 12 2015 Tropical Cyclone Pam triggered flooding along with evacuation orders affecting thousands of people in Vanuatu today as it intensified to a maximum-strength storm offshore, officials said. CATEGORY 5 CYCLONE DEVASTATES VANUATU MAR 12 2015 BRIGHT CIRCUMPOLAR AURORAS MAR 14-15 2015 M-8 CLASS SOLAR FLARE AND GEO-EFFECTIVE CME MAR 16 2015 CIRCUMPOLAR AURORAS SEEN AS FAR SOUTH AS KANSAS MAR 17-18 2015 ELECTRIFIED AIR MASS EXPANDS SOUTH FROM THE BEARING SEA MAR 18 2015 G-1 CLASS GEOMAGNETIC STORMS AND CIRCUMPOLAR AURORAS MAR 20-24 2015 LATE SEASON SNOWSTORM DUMPS 7 INCHES ON JERSEY SHORE MAR 20 2015 LIGHTNING STORMS AND FLASH FLOODING IN BRISBANE MAR 20 2015 JET STREAM PUSHED SOUTH TO LATITUDE OF CALIFORNIA MAR 21 2015 HAIL IN COLUMBIA, FLOODING IN ARABIA & TORNADOES IN TURKEY MAR 23 2015 HIGH SPEED ELECTRIFIED JET STREAM OVER OKLAHOMA MAR 25 2015 ROUND OF DEADLY TORNADOES HIT OKLAHOMA MAR 25 2015 DEVASTATING FLASH FLOODING IN CHILEAN DESERT MAR 25 2015 G-1 CLASS GEOMAGNETIC STORM & AURORAS FEB 17 2015 TWIN CYCLONES SLAM NORTH AUSTRALIA FEB 20 2015 BERUIT BLIZZARD BLOCKS ROADS STRANDING 1000s FEB 20 2015 ______________________________________ CIRCUMPOLAR AURORAS FEB 16 2015 G-1 CLASS GEOMAGNETIC STORM & AURORAS FEB 17 2015 TWIN CYCLONES SLAM NORTH AUSTRALIA FEB 20 2015 BEIRUT BLIZZARD BLOCKS ROADS STRANDING 1000s FEB 20 2015 ______________________________________ UNUSUAL COMET INDUCES A CME FEB 21 2015 SPECTACULAR SOLAR EXPLOSION FEB 24 2015 AURORAS AS FAR SOUTH AS MONTANA FEB 24 2015 AFGHAN AVALANCHES KILL OVER 180 FEB 25 2015 G-1 CLASS GEOMAGNETIC STORM MAR 1 2015 M-3 CLASS SOLAR FLARE, EXTREME UV FLASH & RADIO BLACKOUT MAR 2 2015 LIGHTNING & HAIL HIT CALIFORNIA COAST MAR 2 2015 TANZANIA FLASH FLOODING KILL 38+ MAR 3 2015 BALKANS BLIZZARD DUMPS 8 FEET OF SNOW MAR 04 2015 M-8 CLASS SOLAR FLARE, EXTREME UV FLASH & RADIO BLACKOUT MAR 3 2015 MAUI FLASH FLOODING MAR 05 2015 BLIZZARD FROM TEXAS TO NEW ENGLAND AFFECTS 90 MILLION MAR 5 2015 100 INCHES OF SNOW IN 18 HOURS IN ITALY MAR 05 2015 M-3 CLASS SOLAR FLARE, EXTREME UV FLASH & RADIO BLACKOUT MAR 06 2015 LIGHTNING STORMS & FLASH FLOODING HIT WELLINGTON NZ MAR 7 2015 M-9 CLASS SOLAR FLARE, CME & EXTREME UV FLASH MAR 08 2015 WILD WEATHER, HAIL & FLASH FLOODING IN SIDNEY MAR 11 2015 BLIZZARD IN HAWAII MAR 12 2015 ______________________________________ SOLAR PROMINENCE EXPLODES IN GEO-EFFECTIVE CME MAY O2 2015 X-2 CLASS SOLAR FLARE, EXTREME UV FLASH & CME MAY O5 2015 230,000 LIGHTNING STRIKES IN DENMARK & GERMANY MAY O5 2015 GEOMAGNETIC STORM MAY O6 2015 1000s OF STRIKES AROUND NEVADA CITY CALIFORNIA MAY O6 2015 SERIES OF TORNADOES ACROSS OKLAHOMA MAY O7 2015 39 TORNADOS REPORTED IN TEXAS AS STORMS SWEEP THE MIDWEST MAY O6 2015 2 SOLAR FILAMENTS EXPLODE IN CMEs MAY 09 2015 CIRCUMPOLAR AURORAS MAY 10 2015 OVER 40 TORNADOES ACROSS US MIDWEST MAY 10 2015 13 INCHES OF SNOW IN RAPID CITY SOUTH DAKOTA MAY 10 2015 1/3 OF VAN TEXAS DESTROYED BY TORNADO MAY 11 2015 CIRCUMPOLAR AURORAS MAY 11 2015 CLASS G-2 GEOMAGNETIC STORM & AURORAS MAY 13 2015 GIANT SOLAR FILAMENTS FORM MAY 15-16 2015 FILAMENTS EXPLODE IN CMEs MAY 15-16 2015 28 TORNADOES REPORTED OKLAHOMA TO TEXAS MAY 16-17 2015 CLASS G-2 GEOMAGNETIC STORMS & AURORAS MAY 18 2015 TORRENTIAL RAIN IN REDMOND OREGON MAY 21-22 2015 FLASH FLOODING IN CACHE CREEK BC MAY 23 2015 WORST FLOODING IN DECADES IN OKLAHOMA & TEXAS MAY 22-24 2015 SCORES RESCUED IN NORTH TEXAS FLASH FLOODING MAY 29 2015 TORNADO CAUSES FERRY DISASTER ON THE YANGTZE JUNE 1 2015 G8 CLASS SOLAR FLARE & GEOEFFECTIVE CME JUNE 04 2015 5000 LIGHTNING STRIKES IN SOUTHEAST UK JUNE 05 2015 CLASS G-2 GEOMAGNETIC STORM & AURORAS JUNE 07 2015 1000s OF LIGHTNING STRIKES IN CALIFORNIA JUNE 10 2015 15,000+ STRIKES IN PALM BEACH FLORIDA JUNE 10 2015 ______________________________________ C-3 CLASS SOLAR FLARE & GEOEFFECTIVE CME JUNE 10 2015 BRIGHTEST ANTARCTIC AURORAS IN YEARS JUNE 11 2015 GEOMAGNETIC STORM & AURORAS JUNE 14 2015 GEORGIA FLASH FLOODS FREE ZOO ANIMALS JUNE 14 2015 FLASH FLOODING & LIGHTNING IN PITSBURG PA JUNE 14 2015 FLASH FLOODING CEDAR RAPIDS IOWA JUNE 14 2015 ______________________________________ M3 CLASS FLARE, CME & EXTREME UV FLASH JUNE 18 2015 CME IMPACTS PLANETARY FIELD JUNE 21 2015 LIGHTNING & FLASH FLOODING IN MONTANA JUNE 21 2015 M-3 CLASS SOLAR FLARE & FULL HALO CME JUNE 21 2015 G4 CLASS GEOMAGNETIC STORM & STRONG AURORAS JUNE 21-22 2015 **** TORNADO ALERT US MIDWEST **** 16,OOO+ LIGHTNING STRIKES SPARK 400+ FIRES IN ALASKA JUNE 21-22 2015 A DOZEN TORNADOES ACROSS THE US MIDWEST JUNE 22 2015 9 TORNADOES IN ILLINOIS JUNE 23 2015 CLASS G-2 GEOMAGNETIC STORM & AURORAS JUNE 24 2015 300+ LIGHTNING STRIKES IN FINLAND JUNE 24 2015 40+ KILLED BY FLASH FLOODING IN INDIA JUNE 24 2015 2 TORNADOES TOUCH DOWN IN MANATOBA JUNE 25 2015 TORNADO TOUCHES DOWN IN COLERADO JUNE 25 2015 MONTANA TORRENTIAL RAIN & FLASH FLOODING JUNE 25-26 2015 VIRGINIA FLASH FLOODING & 500 LIGHTNING STRIKES IN 3 MINUTES JUNE 25 2015 300,000+ ACRES BURNING IN CALIFORNIA FROM LIGHTNING STRIKESJUNE 26 2015 EXTENDED G-1 CLASS GEOMAGNETIC STORM & BRIGHT AURORAS AUG 27-29 2015 ELECTRIFIED AIR MASS PUSHES SOUTH ALONG PACIFIC COAST AUG 29 2015 WINDSTORM KNOCKS OUT POWER TO THOUSANDS IN VANCOUVER AUG 29 2015 UK LIGHTNING, FLASH FLOODING AND HAIL SEPT 1 2015 M-7.9 CLASS SOLAR FLARE & GEOEFFECTIVE CME JUNE 25 2015 CME HITS EARTH’S MAGNETIC FIELD JUNE 27 2015 2 TORNADOES IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND JUNE 27 2015 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN PENSILVANIA JUNE 27 2015 800+ STRIKES IN CALIFORNIA CAUSE 30+ FIRES JUNE 28 2015 LIGHTNING STORMS IN COLORADO SPRINGS JUNE 28 2015 TORNADOES TORRENTIAL RAIN & HAIL IN MISSOURI JUNE 28 2015 DOZENS OF WILDFIRES ACROSS ALBERTA CAUSED BY LIGHTNING JUNE 29 2015 19,000+ STRIKES & 57,000+ WITHOUT POWER AFTER UK STORMS JUNE 1 2015 LIGHTNING STORM IN DUNDEE SCOTLAND JULY 2 2015 M-1.5 CLASS EXTREME UV FLARE & RADIO BLACKOUT AT 12:50 UT JULY 3 2015 G-2 CLASS GEOMAGNETIC STORM JULY 4 2015 8 HIT BY LIGHTNING IN ALABAMA JULY 5 2015 6 HIT BY LIGHTNING IN LOUISIANA JULY 5 2015 2 KILLED IN WALES BY LIGHTNING JULY 4 2015 LIGHTNING STORMS ACROSS UK JULY 4 2015 RED SPRITES OVER EUROPE JULY 6 2015 LIGHTNING CAUSES 50 NEW FIRES IN BC CANADA JULY 5-6 2015 MORE SPRITES OVER EUROPE JULY 8-9 2015 MOUNT LOCON ERUPTS IN INDONESIA JULY 9 2015 SOLAR PROMINENCE ERUPTS JULY 8 2014 CLASS G-1 GEOMAGNETIC STORM & AURORAS EAST US & CANADAJULY 10 2015 900,000+ FLEE COAST AS TYPHOON HITS CHINA JULY 11 2015 COLD FRONT & GALE FORCE WINDS IN NEW SOUTH WALES JULY 11 2015 800+ LIGHTNING STRIKES START 10 NEW FIRES IN OREGON JULY 11 2015 TORNADO TOUCHES DOWN IN VENICE ITALY JULY 11 2015 LIGHTNING STORMS & FLASH FLOODING IN ALBERTA CANADA JULY 12 2015 CLASS G-1 GEOMAGNETIC STORM & STRONG AURORAS JULY 13 2015 OUTBREAK OF STORMS IN US MIDWEST JULY 13 2015 ______________________________________ SOLAR FILAMENT ERUPTS & GEOEFFECTIVE CME SEPT 5 2015 G-2 CLASS GEOMAGNETIC STORM & BRIGHT CIRCUMPOLAR AURORAS SEPT 7-9 2015 LIGHTNING KILLS DOZENS IN INDIA SEPT 06 2015 FLASH FLOODING IN WISCONSIN SEPT 06-07 2015 LIGHTNING & FLASH FLOODING IN CALIFORNIA SEPT 9 2015 CLASS G-3 GEOMAGNETIC STORM AND CIRCUMPOLAR AURORAS SEPT 11 2015 SANDSTORM HELPS REBELS IN SYRIA SEPT 09 2015 100,000 EVACUATED IN JAPAN FLASH FLOODING SEPT 10 2015 CLASS G-3 GEOMAGNETIC STORM AND CIRCUMPOLAR AURORAS SEPT 11 2015 HIGH WINDS TOPPLE CRANE IN MECCA KILLING OVER 100 SEPT 11 2015 CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE PROMTS STATE OF EMERGENCY SEPT 11 2015 MOUNT ASO ERUPTS IN JAPAN SEPT 14 2015 FLOODS KILL 8 IN SALT LAKE CITY SEPT 15 2015 9 DEAD IN ARIZONA FLASH FLOODING SEPT 16 2015 UK LIGHTNING & FLASH FLOODING SEPT 16 2015 16 DEAD IN UTAH FLASH FLOODING SEPT 16 2015 SOLAR PROMINENCE ERUPTS INDUCING CME SEPT 30 2015 BRIGHT CIRCUMPOLAR AURORAS OCT 04 2015 FRANCE FLASH FLOODING KILLS 16 OCT 04 2015 TORNADO KILLS 3 IN GUANGDONG CHINA 0CT 04 2015 SOUTH CAROLINA FLASH FLOODING WORST IN 1000 YEARS OCT 4 2014 ______________________________________ GIANT CORONAL HOLE OPENS ON THE SUN OCT 14 2015 MASSIVE CIRCUMPOLAR AURORAS OCT 15 2015 FLASH FLOODING & MUDSLIDES BURY CALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS OCT 16 2015 3000 LIGHTNING STRIKES NEAR NEVADA CITY CALIFORNIA OCT 16 2015 LONG DURATION SOLAR FLARE & CME OCT 22 2015 MOST POWERFUL PACIFIC HURRICANE FORMS OFF MEXICO OCT 20-24 2015 CME IMPACTS & GEOMAGNETIC STORM OCT 24 2015 7.5 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE ROCKS SOUTH ASIA OCT 26 2015 GIANT ARRAY OF SUNSPOTS FACES EARTH NOV 1 2015 SUNSPOT EJECTS EARTH DIRECTED CME NOV 4 2015 G-1 CLASS SERIES OF GEOMAGNETIC STORMS & AURORAS NOV 4 2015 G-2 CLASS GEOMAGNETIC STORM & CIRCUMPOLAR AURORAS NOV 6 2015 DRAMATIC LIGHTNING STORM STRIKES SYDNEY AUSTRALIA NOV 6 2015 THREE TORNADOES IN MICHIGAN USA NOV 6 2015 M-3 CLASS SOLAR FLARE & BRIGHT CME NOV 10 2015 IRAN FLASH FLOODS KILL 8 NOV 12 2015 MAGNETIC FILAMENT COLLAPSE & EARTH DIRECTED CME NOV 15 2015 CME IMPACT SPARKS CIRCUMPOLAR AURORAS NOV 18 2015 EXTREME WEATHER ACROSS MIDWEST-TORNADOES IN HUSTON NOV 18 2015 LIGHTNING STORMS ACROSS MELBOURNE NOV 19 2015 128 KM/HR WIND GUSTS & 1600+ LIGHTNING STRIKES IN AUKLAND NZ NOV 21 2015 SOLAR PROMENANCE POISED TO ERUPT NOV 28 2015 PAIR OF CMEs EJECTED FROM THE SUN NOV 28 2015 PROMENANCE ERUPTION CAUSES CME NOV 30 2015 CLASS G-1 GEOMAGNETIC STORM & CIRCUMPOLAR AURORAS NOV 30-DEC 01 2015 HEAVIEST RAINFALL IN SOUTHERN INDIA IN 100 YEARS DEC 03 2015 GEOMAGNETIC STORMS AND CIRCUMPOLAR AURORAS DEC 07 2015 140,000 LIGHTNING STRIKES IN SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA DEC 7 2015 8 HOUR CLASS G-1 GEOMAGNETIC STORM & CIRCUMPOLAR AURORAS DEC 14 2015 TORNADO & STRONGEST WINDS EVER RECORDED IN NSW AUSTRALIA DEC 15 2015 ERUPTING FILAMENT INDUCES PAIR OF EARTH DIRECTED CMEs DEC 16 2015 CLASS G-2 GEOMAGNETIC STORMS AND CIRCUMPOLAR AURORAS DEC 20-23 2015 HIGH SPEED JET STREAM BRINGS SNOW TO THE SIERRAS DEC 23 2015 M-4 CLASS SOLAR FLARE, EXTREME UV FLASH & RADIO BLACKOUT DEC 23 2015 TORNADOES KILL 14 IN STORMS ACROSS SOUTHERN US MIDWEST DEC 24 2015 TORNADOES KILL 11 IN DALLAS TEXAS DEC 25 2015 160,000 AFFECTED BY SOUTH AMERICA FLOODING DEC 25 2015 BLIZZARDS & HIGH WINDS ACROSS NEW MEXICO & TEXAS DEC 27 2015 1000s OF HOMES EVACUATED IN UK FLOODING DEC 24-27 2015 M-1.9 CLASS SOLAR FLARE & EXTREME UV FLASH DEC 29 2015 JET STREAM BEFORE UV FLASH DEC 29 2015 JET STREAM AFTER UV FLASH DEC 30 2015 HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AND TORRENTIAL RAIN HIT UK DEC 30 2015 ______________________________________ |