While the "human impact" on our environment and climate change is no small matter, the major player in this equation is clearly the Sun.
Geomagnetic storm coming our way It’s due to arrive sometime today (June 22, 2015). NOAA forecasters estimate a 90% chance of polar geomagnetic storms when the CME arrives. Aurora alert! A coronal mass ejection (CME) left the sun early Sunday morning and is joining forces with two earlier CMEs that left the sun a few days ago. All are now heading directly for Earth, with a strong potential to spark auroral displays. It doesn’t mean we’re due for a major space weather event. That depends on how how the magnetic field of the CME connects to Earth’s magnetic field when the CMEs arrive. However, space weather forecasters at NOAA are estimating a 90% chance of polar geomagnetic storms when they do arrive sometime today (June 22, 2015). NOAA forecasters wrote that Sunday’s CME, a much faster CME than the earlier ones, is … … expected to catch up with the two observed on June 18 and 19, bringing them all to Earth in close succession by the UTC day of June 22, 2015. The CME was associated with an R1-Minor flare event observed at 0142 UTC (9:21 p.m. ET) from Sunspot Region 12371 located near center disk. A G3-Strong Geomagnetic Storm Watch has been issued for June 22, as well as a G2-Moderate Watch for June 23 as the CMEs make their way past Earth. Sunspots June 20, 2015 from EarthSky Facebook friend Alexander Kozik. Afocal photography through Plossl 32mm and Celestron XLT 102 refractor. link
The White House is preparing for catastrophic solar flares If a giant solar flare hit the Earth, it could knock out the entire power grid, meaning no more new Justin Bieber singles, no more televised presidential debates, and no more Facebook photos of babies. But it wouldn't be all good news. The Washington Post reports the electromagnetic pulse—or EMP—created by such an event could wipe out electricity for months on end, creating a global catastrophe. That's why the White House released its National Space Weather Strategy on Thursday. According to the Houston Chronicle, the multiagency plan details how the US will prepare for—and deal with—a massive EMP from space weather. The six-step plan requires government agencies, schools, the media, the insurance industry, nonprofits, and more to work together. In other words: We might be doomed. “This is a real and present danger," the White House's assistant director for space weather tells the Post. Back in 1859, a huge solar storm did impact Earth and caused some sparking telegraph lines. The National Academy of Sciences says something like that today could mean a $2 trillion economic hit. Something like that almost did happen in 2012, when NASA says we were nearly hit by two large plasma clouds. "If it had hit, we would still be picking up the pieces," one physicist says. The White House's new plan calls for the US to get better at predicting space weather, shore up our infrastructure against EMPs, and more, the Chronicle reports. It's a plan we may truly need: The Post quotes NASA as stating there's a 12% chance of a giant solar flare in the next 10 years. link
Eruption on The The Far Side of The Sun Was So Powerful Its Shockwave Hit Earth https://www.sciencealert.com/an-eru...e-sun-was-so-powerful-its-shockwave-hit-earth
and on and on and on through the years, king cheetah posted about the sun; screaming into the void, reaching no one.
Holy ****, I don't know where this came from, or really who or what you are, but I absolutely love it and want to talk to you about these questions, as soon as the birds will leave you alone
