A storm is coming: Sun's poles are set to FLIP...

Mail Online ^ | 6 August 2013 | Victoria Woollaston

[Hotlanta Mike]

-The sun's magnetic field reverses its polarity once every 11 years or so -Flip represents a peak in solar activity where bursts of energy are released -These bursts can lead to space storms and changes to Earth's climate -Radio and satellite communications may also be affected

[KosmicKitty]

...once every 11 years or so ...

Such a rare occurrence. I hope mankind survives.

[lurk]

Lets send about 20 Chevy Suburbans full of EPA eco-zealots to the sun. That’ll keep it from acting up all on its own without a permit.

[Gator113]

OMG!!!

Nuke the Sun before it kills us all!!!!

[Texas Fossil]

The reversal happens once every 11 years or so.

Yes it is not accurately predictable. The duration of the cycle varies, the intensity of the maximum/minimum activity varies and there are irregularity in activity within the cycles. SO, their predictions are to be questioned.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

It reads like a Michael Mann report:

Possibly...before a time specific...there could be a change...we may see the effects...which might be catastrophic...in a relative way.

[AlexW]

“i believe this happens about every 11 years”
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As an avid ham radio operator, specializing in contacting foreign countries, we lived for the peak period every 11 years, as it produced outstanding signal propagation by increasing ionization of the ionosphere.
I could be in contact with stations in every corner of the earth at the same time.

[Yo-Yo]

A storm is coming: Sun's poles are set to FLIP...,

[rhubarbk]

This just in from Johns Creek, my Gawd, where the h3ll is the Goracle, what a crock o sh*t! The general populace of the USA has become comforably numb . . .

[GeronL]

The poles will “Reverse, Swivel, Flip”..... wer’re all rice crispies!

[biff]

Kinda like a woman, eh?

[CincyRichieRich]

you mean.... you mean???

global warming is caused by the sun????

nuts i tell ya, nuts... :)

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No you silly goof, the global warming caused the sun to flip ;) I’m sure some PhD, overpaid, lifetime 6-figure pension professors can prove it to you.

[Texas Fossil]

Fuzzy Logic?

Yep

[Old Sarge]

bump for O NOES...

[Gumdrop]

See! Al Gore is right. All that burning of gaseous substances has caused higher temps on Ol’ King Sol.

[roadcat]

This is all unnecessary alarmism. We’ll notice exactly squat about this transition.

Aw darn. Are you trying to kill off Newsweek and what remains of liberal rags? They need alarmism!

[Excellence]

I’ve never seen so many articles about the flippin’ poles. Ever.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Well, at least not since one of them was named Pope.

[The Cajun]

Sun's poles are set to FLIP...

So how will this effect the dancers?

[MV=PY]

I hope it happens at night.

[PistolPaknMama]

Yeah, it can't be the Sun, cuz how are we going to regulate that?

Regulation through taxation. It's worked for decades. And we need the money.