Good morning,
Today’s forecast calls for a rainy but mild day, with a high temperature of fifty-one degrees.
In Whitewater today, the Common Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. The session agenda is available online.
Over at Daily Wisconsin, I’ve been posting on Gov. Walker’s over-reaching sincere proposal for union busting settling scores punishing perceived enemies budget repair . He’s having quite the political honeymoon.
Wired reports on a Giant Solar Blast Headed for Earth:
The biggest solar blast in four years erupted late Monday, and it’s sending jets of charged particles right at Earth. The spray will spark bright auroras when it hits the magnetosphere in the next 24 to 48 hours.
A cluster of sunspots called Active Region 1158 unleashed the flare at 8:50 p.m. EST, Feb. 14 [1:50 a.m. UT, Feb. 15]. It was categorized as class X2.2, meaning it’s the most powerful flare since December 2006. The sunspots have continued to let loose smaller flares and may still be active now.
Odd, as it seems to have reached the governor’s office already.