> The solar flare emanated from the sunspot group AR3842, which has made headlines before. On Oct. 1, the same sunspot region fired off a powerful X7.1 solar flare and unleashed a coronal mass ejection (CME) — a plume of plasma and magnetic field — which is currently barreling toward Earth. That incoming CME is expected to hit Earth between Oct. 3 and Oct. 5, possibly triggering widespread auroras.
I actually just saw an aurora for the first time in my life a few months ago in Oregon, where they're hardly ever visible. It was quite a sight. Maybe I'll get to see them again.
The aurora forecast is looking good
Track the impacts on https://www.spaceweather.com/
I hope you have ECC memory! :-)
Recent/relevant XKCD about these kinds of things
Does this have any effect on the human body? Is this exposure measurably damaging for people?
Prediction: Absolutely nothing significant will happen here.
No warnings at NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center.[1]
No warnings on PJM grid dashboard.
Probably not going to be a problem.
[1] https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/