only a 1.1 But location, is everything,,
check the wave meter ,,

McDonalds.

Laymens terms science folk.

What does this mean? Any impending doom to worry about? Satelite outages?

ETA, dooooooooooom!

greater proton density means higher resistance so expect things too heat up more,,
i know sounds impossable in some parts of the North American Continent.

Before this year is out a MCE will pulsate from 60% of the suns surface. Transformers around the world will blow, it takes world governments too long to shut off the power grids, a network which is outdated and already faulty.

Earth will take a direct hit. You'll be told not to go outside on the day we get bombarded. 70% of satellites will be fried.

Originally posted by W3RLIED2
Laymens terms science folk.

What does this mean? Any impending doom to worry about? Satelite outages?

ETA, dooooooooooom!

edit on 6-7-2012 by W3RLIED2 because: For the lulz

This means that depending on how the flare hits the earth's magnetic field we could be looking at the following..
1. Power outages. (Unlikely but definitely possible)
2. GPS & Satellite technical problems.
3. The above potentially effecting any and all aspects of our daily lives. Internet, T.V, Radio etc..

Originally posted by TechUnique


This means that depending on how the flare hits the earth's magnetic field

Please forgive me, I apologize in advance, as I am not very smart when it comes to anything science or math related.... but can't they sort of map or project the path that the flare will take? One of the links someone posted showed an animation that showed something (I guess the flare?) and it's path... like how they map hurricanes and stuff. Was that link a picture of THIS specific flare?

Also, I keep reading different things that confuse me. Does a solar flare automatically also mean a CME? And is it the CME or the Flare or BOTH that is the most potentially damaging?

Keep an eye out for big quakes....