The Independent Voice of West Indies Cricket

Message Board Archives

So what?s going on with the sun?

 
sgtdjones 2017-09-13 22:08:52 

So what’s going on with the sun? And should we be concerned about this somewhat out-of-character solar behavior?

These two huge sunspots are currently causing quite a bit of consternation and interest. The solar storms they’ve sent toward Earth may affect communications and other technologies like GPS and radio signals. They’re causing amazing displays of the northern and southern lights. And space weather scientists like us are excited because we wouldn’t normally expect this much activity from the sun at the moment.


We don’t yet fully understand everything that is happening. But the activity over the past few days, when the sun should be within its quietest period, shows that significant space weather events are possible at any stage of the 11-year solar cycle.


Link Text

 
sgtdjones 2017-09-13 22:09:32 

Come en experts are we gonna get fried or what ?

shock shock shock

 
sgtdjones 2017-09-13 22:33:50 

The sun blasted out seven massive solar flares in as many days in an extraordinary period of space weather that has sparked stunning geomagnetic storms above the earth.

Between September 4 and September 11, NASA observed seven flares, all classed in its strongest “X” category, with the most impressive registering at X9.3, a very significant event.

But that won’t always necessarily be the case in the future. In 1989, Canada’s Quebec state faced a nine-hour blackout from a solar event called a Coronal Mass Ejection.

Solar flares could also disrupt communications, including crucial satellite guidance system that could affect airplanes.

 
bravos 2017-09-13 22:40:04 

In reply to sgtdjones

Don't worry god made this earth for us to rule over all other creatures,right now cockroach and other subterranean dwellers looking like they will stand a better chance dan we and they'll have plenty bbq to sustain them for a million years after... cool

 
POINT 2017-09-13 22:51:21 

In reply to sgtdjones

I believe that the Sun is trying to tell the Climate Deniers something ;
the question then is this ??

Are those who deny Global Warming paying attention to these happenings .

lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol

 
Runs 2017-09-14 09:21:38 

In reply to POINT

They are too lazy to read and fact check and instead resigned to believe in conspiracy theories. cool

 
sgtdjones 2017-09-14 09:44:22 

In reply to bravos

lol lol lol

 
Tryangle 2017-09-14 14:20:21 

In reply to POINT

Here's the problem though - those people are going to use this as evidence that climate change is not man-made at all, and then go right ahead and burn that diesel.

So probably not the best thing to go at the Deniers with.