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Three large solar explosions from the Sun are threatening to cause chaos on earth, with energy from the release potentially shutting down communications systems and power grids across the world.
As the sun wakes up from the deepest solar minimum in a century, scientists are focusing more on what creates solar storms and how we can predict them. Kathryn Sullivan, Assistant Secretary at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and former astronaut, spoke out this week on the increasing dangers of solar storms. She emphasized that as we reach solar maximum in 2013, we need to be prepared for the “potentially devastating effects” to critical infrastructure.
Originally posted by milkyway12
We have yet a THIRD Solar Storm coming this week.
We had two so far , Thursday - Friday. Another one coming this week it seems. I wonder how many more do we have coming to us? Maybe solar flares arnt just science fiction any more , but are becoming more and more real to the public with each impact that hits Earth.
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After a three-year slumber of historic proportions, solar activity is starting to pick up again. The sun has already unleashed two X-class solar flares — the most powerful type — in 2011, including a Feb. 14 blast that was the strongest such eruption in more than four years.
Originally posted by JibbyJedi
reply to post by Lionhearte
I agree, it seems to be mostly fear mongering with solar flares.
In a logical world, there would be warnings daily about the dangers of what's in the food, water, air, and deadly drive-thru perscription medication dispensing, but alas, let's issue warnings over casual solar flares and ignore the real dangers.edit on 8-8-2011 by JibbyJedi because: (no reason given)