-- here's another for perspective:
A picture's worth a thousand words...
An early- and still favorite- post of mine:
Posted on 12/07/2006 7:31:05 PM PST by fight_truth_decay
X-class flares are big; they are major events that can trigger radio blackouts around the whole world and long-lasting radiation storms in the upper atmosphere.
No..Head's down!
OOps..little flare in between d and s on Head's (correction!)Heads..
I believe it was in 1859 that a massive solar storm disrupted telegraph communications in Chicago and Canada.
ping!
It's not a big deal as geomagnetic storms go, but it was a big ejection for this low part of the long term cycle. If any of you would like to get news of such activity, go to Dirk Obudzinski's site.
http://borealis2000.com/data.html
(current news)
Subscribe to his free newsletter, if you like. I did some great shots of an aurora in Colorado in 2003, thanks to Dirk's early notifications and experience.
(front page with link for subscribing)
http://borealis2000.com/
BTW, in my opinion, global warming has been happening but not for the reasons given by enviro-lefties. The sun has been sending out more warmth for some time, and there's nothing reasonable that we can do at this time to shield the earth from the storms. About all that individuals can do for themselves to get relief from the heat is to move north or move to higher altitudes.
See Mars for proof.
It's the Bush/Rove Solar Radiation Intensifier, that's for sure;)
-- here's another for perspective:
A picture's worth a thousand words...
An early- and still favorite- post of mine:
Tonight:
AURORA WATCH: Sky watchers, be alert for auroras. A coronal mass ejection (CME) is expected to brush past Earth tonight, sparking a mild geomagnetic storm. The display will probably favor high latitudes--e.g., Scandinavia, Canada and Alaska--but it could descend as well to northern-tier US states such as Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
The source of the CME is sunspot 930, which has been exploding regularly since it first appeared on Dec. 5th. The "angry sunspot" is slowly turning to face Earth. As it does, it might send more CMEs our way, and they would hit head-on rather than merely brushing past. By next week, Northern Lights could reach deep into the United States. Stay tuned. (And keep your fingers crossed.)
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