Solar flares - coronal mass ejections

[MargaretR]

There have been two large solar flares in the last few days.
Today's was the bigger of the two, and its effects are due to arrive at 2.57am Thursday morning.

Event Issue Date: 2011-02-15 05:47:44.0 GMT
CME Arrival Time: 2011-02-17 02:57:50.0 GMT
Arrival Time Confidence Level: ± 6 hours
Disturbance Duration: 6 hours
Disturbance Duration Confidence Level: ± 8 hours
Magnetopause Standoff Distance: 5.5 Re
Thu, 17 Feb 2011 02:57:50 GMT


Tuesday's solar flare disrupted some radio communications.
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Today's bigger flare is likely to do the same somewhere in the world, and can disrupt satellites and power supplies, so -
......be good little boy scouts and get your torches and candles out just in case.

[Tealeaf]

'Coronal Mass Ejections'

Hells Bells!

I though this was summat to do with what came out the morning after a bad vindaloo curry.

[cashman]

when i saw the thread title, thought it was a Porno Spammer.

[MargaretR]

It isn't in the mainstream news yet
Sun unleashes powerful 'Valentine's Day Solar Flare' (video)
Scientists are predicting even more X-class flares, including Chamberlain. “This is the first of probably many more X-class flare to occur over the next 2 to 4 years as we reach the peak and then descend back down from solar cycle 24 maximum.”
Theoretical physicist and professor, Michio Kaku, appeared on Fox News in 2009 and warned about the “temper tantrum” of our sun. Kaku stated that the sun can release a “tsunami of radiation” that can take out communications satellites, GPS systems, weather satellites and many others.



We may get see the Aurora Borealis further south than normal.

[Tealeaf]

Originally Posted by MargaretR

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We may get see the Aurora Borealis further south than normal.

What do you mean?

Is Cashy coming down to London?

[Mancie]

Last time I saw flares and mass ejections was back in the 70's.. but let's not go there..

[Gordon Booth]

So the sunspots will peak in 2012-2014 on a 24 year cycle. That means they have been increasing since 2000. Any connection with the gradual climate change and 'Global Warming'?
Of course not, that's all our fault and will cost us a lot of money and make a relatively few people very rich!

[MargaretR]

A russian scientist explained climate change in 1972, as changes to the whole solar system
PLANETOPHYSICAL STATE OF THE EARTH AND LIFE

[accyman]

Originally Posted by Gordon Booth

So the sunspots will peak in 2012-2014 on a 24 year cycle. That means they have been increasing since 2000. Any connection with the gradual climate change and 'Global Warming'?
Of course not, that's all our fault and will cost us a lot of money and make a relatively few people very rich!

yup the biggest con job ever pulled off next to religon under one word "green"

back when the last severe climate change happened cars and anti persperant were to blame then as well ,infact its well documented that dinosours were killed off because boy racers choked the planet with fumes from their cars

[Eric]

Originally Posted by cashman

when i saw the thread title, thought it was a Porno Spammer.

Mass ejections ... mmmm, something to do with priests and altar boys

[accyman]

Originally Posted by Eric

Mass ejections ... mmmm, something to do with priests and altar boys

yes they get ejected from the quire if they tell

[MargaretR]

Originally Posted by Eric

Mass ejections ... mmmm, something to do with priests and altar boys

Do you not remember the CME that knocked out all electricity in Quebec in 1989?

[SPUGGIE J]

Well if the sun is shooting out the spout then hey ho jolly good. Hope it dosnt end with little uns running around trying to see if the curtains are clean.

[Sara]

Originally Posted by MargaretR

We may get see the Aurora Borealis further south than normal.

Wish i lived in Scotland always wanted to see them

BBC News - Aurora Borealis to light up the night sky

[garinda]