But this report could not be independently verified. It's reported the Aurora has now been gifted to the Argentine Antarctic program and will leave the country before the end of the year. But in August the ship's owner, P&O Maritime Logistics (POML), was granted the export permit needed for it to be taken from Australia. There was a push to see the decommissioned Aurora given heritage status and preserved as a floating museum in Hobart. The Aurora Australis helped Australia make its mark in Antarctica and facilitated advancements in oceanography, climate science, marine research, glaciology and conservation including the management of krill fisheries. During its service for the Australian Antarctic Division the ship conducted 150 research and supply voyages, ferrying 14,000 expeditioners. The RSV Aurora Australis was Australia's Antarctic flagship for 30 years. High-latitude power systems may experience voltage alarms and transformer damage could be possible if the storm lasts long enough, NOAA said.The only Australian-made icebreaker might soon leave our shores. The storm is courtesy of a solar flare: On Saturday, a solar flare from a sunspot hurled a coronal mass ejection toward Earth, which is causing the geomagnetic storm Monday, said. (G1 storms are minor, while G5s are considered extreme.)
The storm is rated a "G2," which is the second level of NOAA's five-level storm scale. The northern lights, aka the aurora borealis, could also be visible in some parts of the nation Monday night in northern-tier states from New England to Washington, according to. A "moderate" geomagnetic storm is forecast for the Earth on Monday, which could cause a few fluctuations to the power grid at higher latitudes and could also affect some satellites, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said.
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