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Big Solar Storm Will Hit Earth Friday
CBC News ^

Posted on 10/23/2003 9:03:27 PM PDT by webber

Big solar storm will hit Earth Friday Oct 24th

BOULDER, COLO. - A strong geomagnetic storm is expected to hit Earth on Friday. Scientists say it may knock out electrical grids and satellite communications.

A "sunspot cluster" said to be 10 times the size of Earth could damage satellites and power grids, as well as cable TV, pager and cellular telephone service.

Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Boulder, Colo., say it is one of the largest sunspot clusters in years.

Larry Combs, a forecaster at the federal Space Environment Center in Boulder, says the sunspot cluster released a chunk of the sun's outer atmosphere early Wednesday morning.

NASA's Goddard Space Center says the sunspot clusters produce a "coronal mass ejection" – an explosion of gas and charged particles from the outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere.

In 1997, television networks in the U.S. were affected when satellites used to beam programming to local stations were knocked out of service.


Written by CBC News Online


TOPICS: Announcements; Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: signsandwonders; solarflare; solarflare2003
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To: webber
As the C in C and person ultimately charged for protecting our country, I wanna know what President Bush is doing about this? Why has he let this happen? Clearly, this threat from outer space is vey series. And, speaking of series, why is he letting the Yankees win the World Serious, again?
101 posted on 10/24/2003 7:16:52 AM PDT by upchuck (Encourage HAMAS to pre-test their explosive devices. A dud always spoils everything.)
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To: webber
As the C in C and person ultimately charged for protecting our country, I wanna know what President Bush is doing about this? Why has he let this happen? Clearly, this threat from outer space is vey series. And, speaking of series, why is he letting the Yankees win the World Serious, again?
102 posted on 10/24/2003 7:17:55 AM PDT by upchuck (Encourage HAMAS to pre-test their explosive devices. A dud always spoils everything.)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Hello CQ Hello CQ DE N7LRG
103 posted on 10/24/2003 7:26:17 AM PDT by freebird5850
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To: webber
bump
104 posted on 10/24/2003 7:29:06 AM PDT by Ditter
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To: fuquadukie
LOL
105 posted on 10/24/2003 8:19:00 AM PDT by Moleman
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To: Moleman
Are is everyone still alive??

All your CME are belong to us!
106 posted on 10/24/2003 8:23:02 AM PDT by CygnusXI (Where's that dang Meteor already?)
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To: eddie willers
"My phone will be ringing off the hook with puzzled (and angry) customers."

I have two, what's your number.

Seriously, what should I expect?

107 posted on 10/24/2003 8:28:45 AM PDT by blam
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To: Auntie Dem
"I swear I could actually HEAR the aurora making a "swish--swish" sound like an icy shower curtain folding over itself. It looked like it was only a few hundred feet above my head. "

There was a large scientific study done on this subject. Some people claim to be able to hear them...the scientists with very sensative instruments, heard nothing.

108 posted on 10/24/2003 8:34:03 AM PDT by blam
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To: CygnusXI
ABC Radio News on my local (WHP 580 Harrisburg, PA) ABC affiliate just had two "blank" spots in it's Noon report - is the feed starting to be impacted? Anyone else notice this?
109 posted on 10/24/2003 9:03:11 AM PDT by LikeLight
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To: LikeLight
And some more dead air. I have no idea if has anything to do with the sunspots.
110 posted on 10/24/2003 9:04:35 AM PDT by LikeLight
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To: fuquadukie
Women, children & minorities to be hardest hit

Tom Daschole was quoted as being "deeply saddened" at this news.

upChuck Schumer and Hitlery Xlinton immediately went on the offensive, and demanded information was to "What did Bush know about this, and when did he know it"

little Dickie Gephart promised a full investigation as this "appeared to be part of a Vast Right Wing Conspiracy"

The Revrund Al Sharpton continued the assault and stated that "this is just another way that african americans are being held down be 'The Man'".

Meanwhile, not wanting to be left out, John Kerry, told reporters, "While I was in Vietnam we experienced this as well.

111 posted on 10/24/2003 9:10:15 AM PDT by Johnny Gage (Have you ever imagined a world without hypothetical situations?)
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To: RedBloodedAmerican
What will we do if FR gets knocked offline?

Go back to work.

112 posted on 10/24/2003 9:15:21 AM PDT by Eala (FR Traditional Anglican Directory: http://eala.freeservers.com/anglican)
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To: webber
First wave passed a little over an hour ago.
This from spaceweather.com:

IMPACT: A coronal mass ejection (CME) swept past Earth at approximately 1500 UT on Oct. 24th. The impact did not trigger an intense geomagnetic storm (at least not yet) because the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) near Earth is pointing north--a condition that suppresses geomagnetic activity. Another CME is en route to Earth, due to arrive later today or tomorrow. Geomagnetic storming is possible when that one arrives.
113 posted on 10/24/2003 9:25:40 AM PDT by Lokibob
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To: stands2reason
I never could get the hang of Thursdays.
114 posted on 10/24/2003 9:49:44 AM PDT by CounterCounterCulture (Respect mah authoratahhhhhhhhhhh!)
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To: CygnusXI
I worked for CME (California Motor Express.) :-/
115 posted on 10/24/2003 10:05:40 AM PDT by blackie
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To: GeronL
not to worry- I invented the internet, and I keep the reboot instructions in a lock box along with my SSN and chad collection- (trying hard to do his best AL G imitation)
116 posted on 10/24/2003 10:11:24 AM PDT by nicko
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To: CygnusXI
It's supposed to hit 3:00pm EST. I hope it warms things up, it's only in high 40's here in Michigan
117 posted on 10/24/2003 10:19:16 AM PDT by Moleman
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To: RedBloodedAmerican
What will we do if FR gets knocked offline?

Ummm, get a life?

118 posted on 10/24/2003 10:21:18 AM PDT by StoneColdGOP (McClintock - In Your Heart, You Know He's Right)
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To: webber
"coronal mass ejection"

Its been a long time since I've had one of those!
119 posted on 10/24/2003 10:22:33 AM PDT by Dr._Joseph_Warren
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To: webber

THE SUN IS PISSED!

The other weekdn I was at the Rose Planetarium in NYC where they have the comparitive size of the Sun and Earth Illustrated by The Central Musueum Sphere (87 foot diameter), and a little 10 inch diameter globe.


You can see the little Earth globe, Mars and an Early Earth side by side on the lower right in scale if the Bug Sphere is the Sun.

120 posted on 10/24/2003 11:25:56 AM PDT by finnman69 (cum puella incedit minore medio corpore sub quo manifestus globus, inflammare animos)
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