More Active Sun Means Nasty Solar Storms Ahead
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Posted by John under: Signs in Sun, Moon, and Stars
The sun is about to get a lot more active, which could have ill effects on Earth. So to prepare, top sun scientists met Tuesday to discuss the best ways to protect Earth’s satellites and other vital systems from the coming solar storms.
“And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity the sea and the waves roaring;â€
—Luke 21:25
“Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days,in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.â€
—Isa 30:26
Solar storms occur when sunspots on our star erupt and spew out flumes of charged particles that can damage power systems. The sun’s activity typically follows an 11-year cycle, and it looks to be coming out of a slump and gearing up for an active period.
“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,” said Richard Fisher, head of NASA’s Heliophysics Division. “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.”
Fisher and other experts met at the Space Weather Enterprise Forum, which took place in Washington, D.C., at the National Press Club.
Solar storms occur when sunspots on our star erupt and spew out flumes of charged particles that can damage power systems. The sun’s activity typically follows an 11-year cycle, and it looks to be coming out of a slump and gearing up for an active period.
“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,” said Richard Fisher, head of NASA’s Heliophysics Division. “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.”
Fisher and other experts met at the Space Weather Enterprise Forum, which took place in Washington, D.C., at the National Press Club.
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Dave says Comment posted on June 12th, 2010
Sun Cycle
Ernest Gregoire says Comment posted on June 13th, 2010
We would be well advised to take whatever NASA says with a grain of salt.
Remember the “Ozone Hole?” We should all be dead now according to what NASA said back then.
If you want to know what is happening to or on the sun, check this out.
http://www.solarcycle24.com/
Remember NASA is famous for these doom and gloom stories whenever their funding is endangered!