Halloween Storms of 2003 Still the Scariest
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 14:56
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- By the eerie light of a Halloween moon, while a chilly wind blows autumn-dry leaves askitter on bare and fingered branches, scary things can happen. Blood-sucking bats, creepy-crawly spiders, and a bevy of Halloween horrors give a fright on October 31. But did you know the weeks surrounding this All Hallow`s Eve mark a haunting milestone? - the 5-year anniversary of some the most powerful solar storms ever recorded.