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Largest Solar Flare In 14 Years - Directed Towards Earth
Spaceweather ^
| October 28, 2003
Posted on 10/28/2003 8:33:41 AM PST by I_love_weather
SEVERE SOLAR ACTIVITY: One of the most powerful solar flares in years, a remarkable X17-category explosion, erupted from sunspot 486 this morning at approximately 1110 UT. A strong solar radiation storm is in progress.
The explosion hurled a coronal mass ejection almost directly toward Earth, which could trigger bright auroras when it arrives perhaps as early as tonight.
TOPICS: Front Page News
KEYWORDS: signsandwonders; solarflare; solarflare2003
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To: I_love_weather
Seems like it has been an active week on the sun...
To: I_love_weather
What did Bush know?
And when did he know it?
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posted on
10/28/2003 8:38:50 AM PST
by
Publius6961
(40% of Californians are as dumb as a sack of rocks.)
To: I_love_weather
It's a sign from Allah for Ramadan. ;)
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posted on
10/28/2003 8:40:13 AM PST
by
spodefly
(This is my tagline. There are many like it, but this one is mine.)
To: I_love_weather; Publius6961
Women, Children, Minorities and the Elderly to be among the most severely affected.
To: I_love_weather
This gets more and more eerie, with the dramatic increase of upheaval in the world (even with all the upheaval that went before).
To: I_love_weather
Largest Solar Flare In 14 Years So a bigger one happened in 1989. I don't remember that one. I doubt that I will remember this one either.
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posted on
10/28/2003 8:41:41 AM PST
by
far sider
To: Rutles4Ever
This gets more and more eerie, with the dramatic increase of upheaval in the world (even with all the upheaval that went before). It does make you think doesnt it? but I guess if youre a Christian - no prob - pull up a seat and enjoy the show
keep your hands off my manna though
To: I_love_weather
The explosion hurled a coronal mass ejection almost directly toward Earth, Get out the hot dogs and marshmallows.
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posted on
10/28/2003 8:44:08 AM PST
by
leadpencil1
(Kill your television)
To: far sider
You wouldn't happen to know whether or not this will affect my husband's defibrillator do you? I worry about that.
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posted on
10/28/2003 8:50:46 AM PST
by
WVNan
To: leadpencil1
This could be a good time to shampoo in some of that summer lightener in your hair...
To: I_love_weather
The sky is falling!
To: far sider
"This can damage utility-owned electrical equipment and cause widespread power blackouts like those that occurred in the 1980s in the Unites States and Canada. In March 1989, for example, 6 million people were left in the dark by a blackout in the Hydro Quebec system. What would happen if a slightly more severe event than the March 1989 storm caused a widespread blackout in the Northeast? U.S. officials estimate the potential economic damage at $3 billion to $6 billion."
I found this reference to the '89 flare via Google from something called "The Locomotive Engineer".
To: WVNan
I don't think it will. I think it will affect radio frequencies like cell phones, etc.
It will be the Worlds largest incoming ZOT ever.
To: I_love_weather
I'm glad this will be at night. Is this due to the Chinese plan to put a man on the sun? He is going at night as well.
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posted on
10/28/2003 8:58:47 AM PST
by
Conspiracy Guy
(Engaging in logical battle with smoke gnatzies, is like attacking an unarmed person. It's mean!)
To: I_love_weather
Posted several hours ago
here.
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posted on
10/28/2003 9:00:41 AM PST
by
per loin
To: Publius6961
If Bush hadn't opposed the Kyoto Treaty, this wouldn't be happening.
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posted on
10/28/2003 9:00:59 AM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Even if the government took all your earnings, you wouldn’t be, in its eyes, a slave.)
To: I_love_weather
I live about 100 miles south of the arctic circle. The aurora is visible practically every night. Usually 3-4 bands east to west over entire night sky.
Everytime I hear about flare activity; it never seems to translate into thse red skys like that Oct evening about 4-5 years ago.
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posted on
10/28/2003 9:02:14 AM PST
by
Eska
To: WVNan
You wouldn't happen to know whether or not this will affect my husband's defibrillator do you? I worry about that. Only if he is in geosynchronous orbit.(:^)
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posted on
10/28/2003 9:04:27 AM PST
by
Robe
(Rome did not create a great empire with meetings, they did it by killing all those who opposed them)
To: far sider
It will also mean warmer weather. It heats up the atmosphere. Lower heating bills, hoorah.
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posted on
10/28/2003 9:12:49 AM PST
by
staytrue
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