SOLAR STORM WARNING: Almost X Flare & CME HEADING Towards Earth

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SOLAR STORM WARNING: Almost X Flare & CME HEADING Towards Earth

Active sunspot AR2242 erupted on Dec. 17th, producing an M9-class solar flare. http://spaceweather.com/

Radio emissions from shock waves billowing away from the blast site,   A CME is emerging and heading towards Earth
More strong flares could be in the offing. AR2242 is growing and it has an unstable ‘beta-gamma-delta’ magnetic field poised to explode again. NOAA forecasters estimate a 55% chance of M-flares and a 10% chance of X-flares on Dec. 17th.

These images were taken by the Helioviewer.org http://helioviewer.org/

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