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Major Solar Flare In Progress
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Tue Oct 28, 2003 @ 3:44pm |
 Coolness: 340345 | Major solar flare in progress
By Dr David Whitehouse BBC News One of the largest flares ever seen on the Sun is taking place right now. It comes from one of the biggest groups of sunspots seen for years. Several times in recent days superhot gas has erupted above them. The events, called coronal mass ejections, have sent 10 billion tonnes of superhot material speeding towards Earth. As well as communication blackouts, aurorae - polar lights - may be seen from mid-latitudes as the gas arrives. Arrives in two days According to reports, the flare is considerably more powerful than the two major flares that erupted on the Sun at the weekend. It is the strongest flare since 2001 which itself was the most powerful since 1989. A less powerful flare, also in 1989, caused disruption of power grids in Canada. Observations from the Solar Heliospheric Observatory (Soho) satellite, monitoring the Sun from a gravitational balance point closer to the Sun than the Earth, indicate that a large mass of gas has been hurled towards the Earth. It will probably slam into the Earth's magnetosphere in about two days. Until scientists know the magnetic structure of the coronal mass ejection they will not be able to say if it will cause any disruption on Earth. If the cloud has a southward directed magnetic field it will be severe, while if it has a northward component it will not affect us that much. Observers say the eruption also caused a high energy proton shower which can cause damage to satellites and can be harmful for astronauts. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead replied on Tue Oct 28, 2003 @ 4:27pm |
 Coolness: 686270 | Dude, the flare that hit earth happened last friday. Get with the program. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Violence_Inc replied on Mon Nov 3, 2003 @ 3:39pm |
 Coolness: 174770 | i bet that flare hit your mom too. Just like everyone else. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Mali replied on Mon Nov 3, 2003 @ 5:39pm |
 Coolness: 202795 | aww.. if only i knew sooner.. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» mdc replied on Mon Nov 3, 2003 @ 8:52pm |
 Coolness: 149495 | the flare never "hit" earth.... solar winds hit earth.. fools
and it caused no real electrical storms or anything... it was so gay... just like squirrels |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead replied on Mon Nov 3, 2003 @ 9:49pm |
| Coolness: 686270 | Originally posted by AFROKABOOZY...
it was so gay... just like squirrels Wow, you saw Cabin Fever, didn't you. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Mon Nov 3, 2003 @ 10:52pm |
| Coolness: 340345 | Originally posted by SPOOKY...
Originally posted by Afrokaboozy...
it was so gay... just like squirrels Wow, you saw Cabin Fever, didn't you. nah, mere deductive logic. any man that scurries arround hidding their nuts in the ground MUST be gay. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» little_sarah replied on Tue Nov 4, 2003 @ 9:07am |
 Coolness: 122120 | how do you figure? |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» mdc replied on Tue Nov 4, 2003 @ 9:55am |
| Coolness: 149495 | BAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!
Ian.... that was pure genius gold comedy fever stardom actionified coolness right there!! HAHAHAH!!! but i did see cabin fever also |
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