It's the cold weather that is coming as a result of this that is going to be a bigger problem ... :-)
Posted on 06/07/2010 8:33:42 PM PDT by shibumi
June 4, 2010: Earth and space are about to come into contact in a way that's new to human history. To make preparations, authorities in Washington DC are holding a meeting: The Space Weather Enterprise Forum at the National Press Club on June 8th.
Many technologies of the 21st century are vulnerable to solar storms. [more] Richard Fisher, head of NASA's Heliophysics Division, explains what it's all about:
"The sun is waking up from a deep slumber, and in the next few years we expect to see much higher levels of solar activity. At the same time, our technological society has developed an unprecedented sensitivity to solar storms. The intersection of these two issues is what we're getting together to discuss."
(Excerpt) Read more at science.nasa.gov ...
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NASA has been predicting "much higher levels" of solar activity for more than three years now, but Cycle 24 isn't cooperating. No mention of that in the article, of course.
“but Cycle 24 isn’t cooperating”.
It sounds as if it’s best it’s “not cooperating”.
Hmmm. Awakening from a deep slumber, where is the evidence for that? It appears to me this sunspot cycle is going to be one of the weakest we’ve seen this century. Sounds to me like they are just making the case for increased research funding.
Bush’s Fault?
Boy, am I glad I live in Seattle. We haven’t seen the sun in years!
Not really. The impact of solar flares is trivial compared to an extended solar minimum.
Soon, all that remains of NASA will be alarmist weather propaganda and "Muslim outreach."
Soon, all that remains of NASA will be alarmist weather propaganda and “Muslim outreach.”
It’s absolutely sickening.
“TEOTWAWKI” ping...
NASA is convinced that the new sunspot cycle will be robust...even though there is no evidence yet of robustness.
“TEOTWAWKI”? - I dunno, I feel fine.
Nope, no cycle 24 peak so far.
I only have probably 2 more sunspot cycles left in me. This one is disappointing.
/johnny
It's the cold weather that is coming as a result of this that is going to be a bigger problem ... :-)
“6 meters is still dead. I just checked.”
Oh for the good old days of the late 50s, when I could be in contact with every corner of the globe, as if they were next door, and that was on 10 and 15 meters.
I'm not looking for robustness, after all, everybody and everything is scaling back. How about a few sunspots.
Not talking E-layer ducting, just an opening on 20 meters without a kilowatt and beam.
/johnny
I actually worked stations mobile with it during field day in the best part of the last peak.
That's why hams live so long.... we're just waiting until the next peak.
/johnny
“That’s why hams live so long.... we’re just waiting until the next peak.”
Having been an avid DXer (top of the honor roll), I lived for sunspots.
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