A News Flash:  An Earth-facing X6.3 solar flare with multiple CMEs was reported on Friday (22 February‚ 2024). There have already been cellular phone network outages reported.  My advice: Tuck all of your spare electronics into Faraday cans/bags‚ for the next few days! The photo above of this event is courtesy of NASA. – JWR — Composer George Frideric Handel‚ a leading figure of late Baroque music‚ was born in Germany on February 12‚ 1685 February 23‚ 1945‚ is the day that six Marines from E Company‚ 2nd Battalion‚ 28th Marines raised the American flag atop Mount Suribachi during the … The post Preparedness Notes for Friday — February 23‚ 2024 appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.