Articles

Source-cited explainers and post-event write-ups, in the same calm, agency-anchored voice as the rest of the dashboard.

• Understanding the Kp index and G-scale

  A structured, source-cited glossary of the Kp index and NOAA G-scale terms this dashboard uses: storm levels, thresholds, and what each one means in practice.

  Published 2026-08-20

• How extreme could a solar storm get?

  A calibrated look at Carrington and Miyake-class storms: sourced magnitude ranges, how rare each event is, NOAA's G5 ceiling, and what SolarStormAlert sends.

  Published 2026-08-20

• The May 2024 Gannon storm: a G5 case study

  A post-event write-up of the 2024 Gannon G5 storm: flare timeline, Kp and wind figures cited to NOAA SWPC and peer-reviewed sources, plus the alert it sends.

  Published 2026-08-20

• Reading space-weather news without panic

  A guide to reading solar-storm headlines soberly: spotting sensational framing, checking the NOAA SWPC source, and what a Kp or G-scale number actually means.

  Published 2026-08-20

• How we decide what's worth alerting on

  What crosses the threshold for a SolarStormAlert email: the G-scale floor you set, the NOAA SWPC signals it watches, and the no-spam rule behind every alert.

  Published 2026-08-20