Thanks BenLurkin.
Posted on 12/11/2022 9:46:07 AM PST by BenLurkin
In December 2021, a massive blast of energy hit the Earth’s atmosphere. Its source was a gamma-ray burst – one of the most powerful explosions in the universe – but not just any gamma ray burst.
One scientist said at the time that the event – named GRB 211211A – “looks unlike anything else we have seen before
The event was detected in December 2021 by NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. The gamma-ray burst was significantly longer than average, which might normally suggest it had been produced by the collapse of a massive star into a supernova.
But several clues, in particular the unusually high proportion of infra-red light, hinted that this was no ordinary supernova.
A study recently published in scientific journal Nature explains that the massive wave of energy had come from a kilonova.
These comparatively rare cosmic events – which normally last far less than a minute – are the result of a collision between two ultra-dense neutron stars. They produce heavier elements such as gold and platinum.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailystar.co.uk ...
“What is the effect on us on Earth?”
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Women and minorities affected disproportionately.
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“December 2021 and no one noticed ? “
It was diagnosed as a COVID-19 case.
He was pretty serious.
It had traction bars.
No. Gamma rays you hope come from far distant solar systems, even different galaxies. They have the potential to wipe out life on earth.
The 'Carrington Event' was a natural solar electromagnetic pulse (EMP)... an unusually strong one but a natural solar event notwithstanding. A single nuclear detonation high in the atmosphere over the center of North America can cause massive electronic and electrical failures - an act of war, but a regional event.
A solar flare, a magnetic eruption of our own sun - if powerful enough and aimed right at earth - can disrupt events all over the world plus knock out satellites. The solar flare of the Carrington Event apparently hit most directly on Canada; the only electrical infrastructure of the time was telegraph, run by batteries, but the regional wiring system of the telegraph acted as a huge antenna. It magnified the EMP of the solar flare and even melted some of the wires.
Andrew Wikow
I carry a very nice towel with me on all my daily jaunts, so I’m not really too concerned about this issue.
Smaller but similar
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