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Severe Solar Storm to Create Global Chaos and Complete Darkness
International Business Times ^ | 8-7-11 | staff reporter

Posted on 08/08/2011 5:37:45 PM PDT by dynachrome

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a scientific agency that monitors atmospheric and ocean conditions, has predicted a state of maximum solar activity that may strike Earth, causing total darkness this decade.

Forecasters and operators at the agency are keeping a close eye as the sun enters a phase of activity that may cause severe disruption of global power grids, airline communication, military satellites and even GPS applications on mobile phones and cars.

Besides this, US Federal Government studies revealed that this extreme solar activity and emissions may result in complete blackouts for years, in several areas of the US. Moreover, there may also be disruption of power supply for years together or even decades as geomagnetic currents attracted by the storm could debilitate the transformers.

(Excerpt) Read more at ibtimes.com ...


TOPICS: Astronomy; Cheese, Moose, Sister; Conspiracy
KEYWORDS: catastrophism; doom; emp; gloom; solarflare; solarmoonbat; solarstorm; thegoodstuff
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1 posted on 08/08/2011 5:37:50 PM PDT by dynachrome
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To: dynachrome

Wow! Thanks :(


2 posted on 08/08/2011 5:39:53 PM PDT by GoCards (I am a Hobbit)
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To: dynachrome

Oh, heck, bring it on...I’d like to see one of the flares directed right at Obama next time he’s on the golf course.


3 posted on 08/08/2011 5:40:12 PM PDT by Paved Paradise
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To: dynachrome

No more stars? No more moon? No more sun?

Lemme guess the fedgov needs to spend billions and billions to fix this, right?


4 posted on 08/08/2011 5:40:38 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Happiness)
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To: dynachrome

I notice the author didn’t put his name on this fear-mongering swill. Perhaps he was embarrassed.


5 posted on 08/08/2011 5:40:38 PM PDT by Interesting Times (WinterSoldier.com. SwiftVets.com. ToSetTheRecordStraight.com.)
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To: dynachrome

Damn Tea Party has done it again. Or maybe it was President Bush. /S


6 posted on 08/08/2011 5:40:52 PM PDT by ProudFossil
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To: GoCards

Eh. It predicting 2013. We all know it is 2012, right? haha.


7 posted on 08/08/2011 5:41:12 PM PDT by dynachrome ("Our forefathers didn't bury their guns. They buried those that tried to take them.")
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To: dynachrome

At direct orders from the White Hut. What absolute carp.


8 posted on 08/08/2011 5:41:23 PM PDT by glock rocks (Primary is a VERB)
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To: dynachrome
Is this a new scam? Algore isn't behind this article is he?
9 posted on 08/08/2011 5:42:21 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Please God, Protect and Bless Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
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To: dynachrome

wow!


10 posted on 08/08/2011 5:42:21 PM PDT by ken21 (ruling class dem + rino progressives -- destroying america for 150 years.)
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To: dynachrome
Must be getting low on last year's budget money...


11 posted on 08/08/2011 5:42:21 PM PDT by darkwing104 (Lets get dangerous)
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To: dynachrome
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a scientific agency that monitors atmospheric and ocean conditions, has predicted a state of maximum solar activity that may strike Earth, causing total darkness this decade.

A little late in ye olde predictione departmente, fellas. That event already occurred at noon on January 20, 2009.

12 posted on 08/08/2011 5:42:46 PM PDT by Dahoser (Separation of church and state? No, we need separation of media and state.)
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Ridiculous. This Solar Max is winding up, but if anything, it is all but certain to be lukewarm, in comparison to past maximums, and we're entering a period of declining activity overall, after nearly a century of increasing maxima.

Earth is presently experiencing a geomagnetic storm, and aside from lower latitude aurora, there's no affect.

13 posted on 08/08/2011 5:42:57 PM PDT by Prospero (non est ad astra mollis e terris via)
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This should be pulled. When you click on the hyperlink, you wind up with a commercial. Something stinks.


14 posted on 08/08/2011 5:42:57 PM PDT by laweeks
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To: dynachrome

Oh, great. Now we’ve downgraded the universe...


15 posted on 08/08/2011 5:43:13 PM PDT by sissyjane (Did you plug the hole yet Daddy????)
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To: dynachrome

This should be pulled. When you click on the hyperlink, you wind up with a commercial. Something stinks.


16 posted on 08/08/2011 5:43:13 PM PDT by laweeks
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To: dynachrome

This should be pulled. When you click on the hyperlink, you wind up with a commercial. Something stinks.


17 posted on 08/08/2011 5:43:25 PM PDT by laweeks
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To: dynachrome

Soon the bookies will be taking bets on what will cause the end of life on Earth, the sun or Obama.


18 posted on 08/08/2011 5:43:53 PM PDT by AlexW (Proud eligibility skeptic)
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To: Interesting Times

Fearmongering is true. On the other hand. I like “teotwawki”
novels.

When will the hollywierd folks make a movie outta “Lucifer’s Hammer”?


19 posted on 08/08/2011 5:44:23 PM PDT by dynachrome ("Our forefathers didn't bury their guns. They buried those that tried to take them.")
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Besides this, US Federal Government studies revealed that this extreme solar activity and emissions may result in complete blackouts for years

Well, dammit, fund more studies until one concludes that the blackouts WON'T happen.

For the love of......do I have to think of EVERYTHING?!

20 posted on 08/08/2011 5:45:37 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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