Daily Update Morning News - 2026-09-24 (Thursday)

[Bud]

Good morning everyone!

** This is scheduled thread that is automatically generated daily at 6am US CDT Central Daylight Time / 11am UTC. **

Anyone is free to post the daily summary of current & relevant solar or earth events, publications, etc.

 

[TechnoCaveman]

Good morning Observers. Ben's Video

Starlink like a Barometer effect (might have to load URL in another window for animation " https://spaceweather.com/images2026/23sep26/spaceweather_starlink_barometer_realistic_earth.gif "


Kp index just off the floor. Smapp puff directed away from earth. Coronal hole stream doing most of the work.
HF coms are clear. I expect this to stop in the years to come.
Joliet Refinary in Illinois comes back on line, dropping gas prices in the mid west.
China's President XI meets with President Trump. Iranians at the UN to speak.
Hurricane Polo hits Mexico coastal citys, may threaten ports in LA and Sandiago.
Major food recall








Gias Foods has issued a nationwide recall of two lots of its bettergoods Authentic Italian Lemon Alfredo Fettuccine after testing revealed the product may carry Listeria monocytogenes, a bacteria capable of causing serious illness. The pasta was sold at Walmart locations from coast to coast, though so far no illnesses have been reported.











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[TechnoCaveman]

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