Spaceweather.com says:
July 14, 2025: You know a solar flare is strong when even the Voyager spacecraft feel it. Twenty-five years ago, on July 14, 2000, the sun unleashed one of the most powerful solar storms of the Space Age—an event so intense, its shockwaves rippled all the way to the edge of the solar system.
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Could it happen again? It could happen again this week. We’re currently near the peak of Solar Cycle 25, and another X-flare is well within the realm of possibility.
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Image: Coronal Mass Ejection [credit: Wikipedia]
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The Bastille Day Event, 25 Years Later

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July 17, 2025 at 06:01AM

By Paul Homewood

They think we are children who can be scared about the bogeyman in the cupboard!

So what might these weather warnings be? A hurricane? Tornado?

No, just the chance of a thunderstorm!

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July 17, 2025 at 05:35AM

The greatest obstacle to fusion supplying the world with limitless electricity is learning how to maintain a balance between magnetic confinement and the severe heat.

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July 17, 2025 at 05:05AM

By Paul Homewood

There are inevitably comparisons of this summer with 1976’s.

In reality, there is no question that the heatwave in 1976 was far more intense than anything experienced this year.

The daily data from CET tells the story:

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https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/hadcet/graphs/index.html

There has just been one day over 30C so far this summer. In 1976 there were nine, all in the space of ten days between 29th June and 9th July.

In 1976, temperatures peaked at 33.1C, whereas the hottest day this year was 30.7C.

The forecast suggests temperatures will be around normal for the next week or so.

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July 17, 2025 at 04:23AM