Not surprisingly, one area in particular expected to be hit with flooding is Montana. Even though a number of measures have been taken to help normalize conditions such as planting millions of seeds and hundreds of thousands of trees and shrubs, these projects all require time to become effective. Everyone who lives in an area that has been fire-ravaged is encouraged to purchase flood insurance. The sooner the better. Being nailed by water, right on the heels of these devastating fires, would be almost too much to bear.
Insurance sounds very clever.
Earth's magnetosphere felt a glancing blow from the eruption yesterday and today. This CME is a continuation of the spectacular solar events seen of late. Pictured right is a close up shot of the Sun - the Sun being the innermost orange circle. The larger orange circle is the viewing shield put over SOHO's camera lens enabling us to distinguish the Sun from its corona. This shot is only one of a number of stills taken from solar activities on the 16th.