Even the Nazca Culture may have known about this.
Posted on 07/18/2010 10:39:47 PM PDT by george76
Sometimes a problem is so big, one country cannot handle it alone.
That's the message scientists are delivering at today's International Living with a Star (ILWS) meeting in Bremen, Germany, and representatives from more than 25 of the world's most technologically-advanced nations have gathered to hear what they have to say.
"The problem is solar storms—figuring out how to predict them and stay safe from their effects," says ILWS Chairperson Lika Guhathakurta of NASA headquarters. "We need to make progress on this before the next solar maximum arrives around 2013."
The sun and Earth are separated by 93 million miles of space—a seemingly safe distance. But since the Space Age began, and especially in recent years, there has been a growing realization that 93 million miles really isn't so far apart. Spacecraft and ground-based observatories have shown that Earth is located in the sun's outer atmosphere, buffeted by solar winds and pelted by hail storms of energetic particles. Moreover, the two bodies are actually connected by invisible threads of magnetism. During "reconnection events," which typically happen several times a day, you can trace invisible lines of force all the way from Earth's poles to the surface of the sun.
"The Earth and sun are interconnected. We cannot study them separately anymore,"
the solar cycle will peak during the years around 2013. And while it probably won't be the biggest peak on record, human society has never been more vulnerable. The basics of daily life—from communications to weather forecasting to financial services—depend on satellites and high-tech electronics. A 2008 report by the National Academy of Sciences warned that a century-class solar storm could cause billions in economic damage.
Preparing for a "solar Katrina,"
(Excerpt) Read more at science.nasa.gov ...
>> “The Earth and sun are interconnected. We cannot study them separately anymore,”
I bet you can, if you wait ‘til after dark. Duh!
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prisoner6
Preparing for a “solar Katrina,”
surely NASA can contact muslim scientists and see what they recommend?
There might be some signs of things to come. Galaxy 15,commercial satellite that recently lost contact with the ground has joined the ranks of a boatload of other debris adrift in space. It’s now termed a “zombiesat” by engineers who have a better sense of humor than you might have imagined
Even the Nazca Culture may have known about this.
I'm more inclined to be preparing for an ice age than fretting about "global warming". It's really hard to grow enough food when you lack sufficient heat, light and water.
>>> one country cannot handle it alone.
It’s news to me that one country HAD been handling it alone. The Russians particularly have been active in the field as long as the US has, plus the British, French, and Japanese. And of course universities and observatories from South Africa to Canada to China.
>>> Germany, and representatives from more than 25 of the world’s most technologically-advanced nations have gathered to hear what they have to say.
No it sounds more like they went on a junket. They aren’t saying anything particularly new. At least not on this one issue.
Thanks, george76.
“The basics of daily life—from communications to weather forecasting to financial services......”
And I told sun plays no roll in forecasting climate change (long term weather forecasting). All they had to do was to regulate CO2 to control climate change.
Tell congress: NO CO2 regulation.
It’s Bush’s fault!
We all know that will be the excuse.
A fatwa against the Sun? Let us consult the Holy Qur'an. If Allah, peace be upon Him, had intended for us to know, He would have revealed it to us. To think that we can figure these kinds of things on our own is blasphemy and shall be punished, Insha'Allah.
O how wonderful to have a joint project where the nations can come together. Maybe Bahrain and Libya can take the lead in this important scientific endeavor. And it would be good if a steady stream of press releases and classroom discussion points tailored to US public schoolchildren grades 3 through 8 could flow out of the project.
Let me guess...........some think tank, or special interest group wants funding.......
Prolly. But the underlying problem is real and potentially extremely serious.
The solar storm of 1859 caused significant disruption of telegraph lines; the flare of 1960 caused widespread problems with telephone and other signals.
A really big solar flare today would almost certainly affect GEO communications satellites, probably affect terrestrial networks and power grids, and may result in significant damage to computer systems.
It'd be pretty unpleasant, I think.
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