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Solar storm from 'canyon-like' hole in the sun could hit Earth as soon as Thursday (Dec. 1)
Live Science ^

Posted on 11/30/2022 8:38:59 AM PST by BenLurkin

The coronal hole is a gigantic solar gulf stretching across the sun’s center. Coronal holes are areas in the sun's upper atmosphere where our star's electrified gas (or plasma) is less hot and dense than in other regions, which makes them appear black in contrast. Around these holes,the sun's magnetic field lines, instead of looping back in on themselves, point outward into space, beaming solar material outwards at up to 1.8 million mph (2.9 million km/h)...

This barrage of energetic solar debris, mostly consisting of electrons, protons and alpha particles, is absorbed by Earth’s magnetic field, which becomes compressed, triggering a geomagnetic storm. The solar particles zip through the atmosphere near the poles where Earth's protective magnetosphere is weakest and agitate oxygen and nitrogen molecules — causing them to release energy in the form of light to form colorful auroras such as the northern lights.

Astronomers have known since 1775 that solar activity rises and falls in cycles, but recently, the sun has been more active than expected, with nearly double the sunspot appearances predicted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(opens in new tab). Scientists anticipate that the sun's activity will steadily climb for the next few years, reaching an overall maximum in 2025 before decreasing again.

The largest solar storm in recent history was the 1859 Carrington Event...the powerful stream of solar particles fried telegraph systems around the world and caused auroras brighter than the light of the full moon to appear as far south as the Caribbean.

If a similar event were to happen today, scientists warn it would cause trillions of dollars’ worth of damage and trigger widespread blackouts, much like the 1989 solar storm that released a billion-ton plume of gas and caused a blackout across the entire Canadian province of Quebec...

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


TOPICS: Astronomy; Computers/Internet; Science
KEYWORDS: astronomy; carringtonevent; catastrophism; cme; coronalmassejection; science; sida; solarstorm; thursday
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1 posted on 11/30/2022 8:38:59 AM PST by BenLurkin
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Nothing to fear from the sun, all of our climate concerns are from human activity.


2 posted on 11/30/2022 8:41:05 AM PST by BipolarBob (and now I have Tourettes so ignore my spontaneous cursing fits . they're perfectly normal. Carry on)
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To: FrogMom; dayglored; Conan the Librarian; McGruff; TornadoAlley3; Eagles6; Cedar; dforest; ...
PING ME WHEN THE INTERNET GOES DOWN Ping

If anyone wants on or off the Ping Me When the Internet Goes Down pinglist, kindly FReepmail me. Thanks!

3 posted on 11/30/2022 8:41:46 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: BenLurkin
...but recently, the sun has been more active than expected,...

This is clearly due to man-made climate change.

4 posted on 11/30/2022 8:41:57 AM PST by 17th Miss Regt
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To: BenLurkin

Fortunately, such things as a nearby star cannot affect our weather or anything else.


5 posted on 11/30/2022 8:42:06 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (We are already in a revolutionary period, and the Rule of Law means nothing. )
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To: BenLurkin

Boom, boom, boom, out go the lights.


6 posted on 11/30/2022 8:42:14 AM PST by Old Yeller (A nation of sheep, produces a government of wolves.l)
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To: BenLurkin

\o/ OMG and we have no where to run ,LOL


7 posted on 11/30/2022 8:44:53 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: BenLurkin

Solar power, exactly the type of energy the democrats want to harness.

After that solar storm, the world should no longer depend on fossil-fuels. Energy for all and forever.


8 posted on 11/30/2022 8:45:54 AM PST by adorno
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To: BenLurkin

“...nearly double the sunspot appearances predicted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration”

Those scientists’ models can’t do anything right. But we KNOW that the earth’s temperature will go up 1 degree in 100 years if we don’t tax ourselves 100 trillion dollars today.


9 posted on 11/30/2022 8:46:28 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (If you're not part of the solution, you're just scumming up the bottom of the beaker!)
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To: butlerweave

Stock up on candles.


10 posted on 11/30/2022 8:46:38 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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The storm that could hit Earth on Thursday will likely be fairly weak. Predicted to be a G-1 geomagnetic storm, it could cause minor fluctuations in power grids and impair some satellite functions — including those for mobile devices and GPS systems. It could also cause an aurora to appear as far south as Michigan and Maine.


11 posted on 11/30/2022 8:52:30 AM PST by HollyB
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It’s a G1 event and will have minor effects in this area
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/65th_parallel_north


12 posted on 11/30/2022 8:57:47 AM PST by HollyB
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To: HollyB

Thank you.


13 posted on 11/30/2022 9:01:21 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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14 posted on 11/30/2022 9:04:32 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: BenLurkin

More powerful than ‘climate change’. A class V solar flare would hit the Earth with the energy of MILLIONS of hydrogen bombs.


15 posted on 11/30/2022 9:26:05 AM PST by RideForever (Damn, another dangling par .....)
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To: BenLurkin

1859 Carrington Event...the powerful stream of solar particles fried telegraph systems around the world.

If this one is that bad all those black sprinkles you see on the ground are exploded solar panels.
Big ass fan blades found on freeway.


16 posted on 11/30/2022 9:39:36 AM PST by Vaduz (LAWYERS )
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Must be caused by Americans driving SUVs and trucks, and us barbequing meats.


17 posted on 11/30/2022 9:47:46 AM PST by Deplorable American1776 (Defund the FBI, the American Stasi..)
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https://spaceweather.com/

GEOMAGNETIC STORM WATCH: Minor G1-class geomagnetic storms are likely on Dec. 2nd when a stream of solar wind is expected to hit Earth’s magnetic field. The gaseous material is flowing from a canyon-like hole in the sun’s atmosphere.


18 posted on 11/30/2022 10:20:26 AM PST by Rio
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To: BenLurkin; Steely Tom

Ping


19 posted on 11/30/2022 10:30:42 AM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
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To: BenLurkin

NIST radio station WWV broadcasts time and frequency information 24 hours per day, 7 days per week to millions of listeners worldwide. WWV is located near Fort Collins, Colorado, about 100 kilometers north of Denver. The broadcast information includes time announcements, standard time intervals, standard frequencies, UT1 time corrections, a BCD time code, and geophysical alerts.


20 posted on 11/30/2022 10:35:16 AM PST by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken!)
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