Interesting Facts

One of the biggest solar flares in years is on its way to Earth and there is a good chance that the protection our magnetic shield offers will break down in the next 24 hours, leading to a geomagnetic storm.  The most likely effect will probably be on SatNav systems.  (Take a map.)

Rainfall soothes the atmosphere, and calms storms. (According to atmospheric scientists at  the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Boulder, Colorado,  a substantial portion of the energy that drives wind and air circulation in the atmosphere is dissipated as friction by raindrops falling through the air.   I can't say I fully understand the math and science behind this, but it will make me moan less when it's raining.)