[Bubba_Leroy]

Bush's fault.

Women and minorities to be hardest hit.

[kingattax]

where will the weather channel put their reporters ?

[Dave S]

It hit several hours ago. I didnt notice the world come to an end.

[unspun]

Bush's fault. Women and minorities to be hardest hit.

It was an intentional plan.

[threeleftsmakearight]

Karl Rove's black-clad operatives ready to harness the energy from this solar storm and direct toward some poor unsuspecting country.
We already know they did this sort of thing with the tsunami.

[dhuffman@awod.com]

I kept an eye out for the aurora last night but saw the Geminid meteors only.

Either we are equal or we are not. Good people ought to be armed where they will, with wits and guns. Merry Christmas

[RobRoy]

Will there be any fire and brimstone?

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

Doomed.

[lexington minuteman 1775]

Well when we find out where they send Jim Cantori...leave that town if its yours. LOL!

[oyez]

OMG, Beer Run!

[macamadamia]

"When the shock goes by, we don't expect significant radiation issues...but we'll deal with the possibility of a low sperm count pandemic when and if it comes."

[Paul Ross]

Another aspect of a CME involves protons that get pushed along by the shock wave. Sometimes these protons break through Earth's protective magnetic field and flood the outer reaches of the atmosphere—where the space station orbits—with radiation. The science of it all is a gray area, Kunches said. But the best guess now is that there will only be a slight increase in proton activity. That's good news for the astronauts.

I can see the protons getting shoved through the Van Allen Belts, and into the upper atmosphere. But I've never regarded anything above 60+ miles altitude...as part of the Earth's atmosphere. For the most part its already vacuum there...getting increasingly rarified the higher you go. The ISS orbits at what, 230+ miles? [ From 370 to 460 kilometres ]

[Continental Soldier]

"Space weather forcasters?" LOL I smell a new con coming on!

[Right_Handed_Writer]

.lamron smees gnihtyrevE .ereh tceffe oN

[Xenalyte]

New Forecast: Severe Space Storm Headed to Earth

A space storm! Aieeee! We're all gonna DIE!

(Truth be told, I have zero idea what the difference is between a space storm and a no-adjective storm.)

[dfwgator]

Women and minorities to be hardest hit.

Actually shortwave enthusiasts will be hardest hit.

[Alberta's Child]

The last time I saw a notice like this was in March of 2001. The next few nights saw some of the most spectacular aurora displays in recent memory -- including reports of sightings as far south as Texas and Mexico.

[Nathan Zachary]

The storm is expected to generate aurora or Northern Lights, as far south as the northern United States

Darn, it's overcast. Maybe it will clear up later.

It hit several hours ago. I didnt notice the world come to an end. These things take time. It's slowly eating the ozone as we speak. Polar bears are being sucked through the ever widening hole. On the bright side, it's sucking out all the deadly co2, so global warming has been stopped. But you won't see Al Gore make any mention of it, and the polar bear people will say that these missing bears drowned.

So, don't stop sending money. Only your money can save the bears and the world.

/s

[Doomonyou]

...probably around mid-day Thursday

That would be about now.

My hair is standing on end, my watch is running backwards and my shoes are on fire.

Is that normal?

[borkrules]

George Bush hates astronauts.

[Gaffer]

"Sliders" already did that show. (ala the "Simpsons Did It" on Southpark)....that's the show where they picked up the very-hot Kari Wuhrer as a cast member.....