NASA Issues WARNING: MASSIVE SOLAR FLARE RELEASED (S'OK THOUGH)

TheDrakeMan said:
Solar flares are real, but if it were a legitimate threat to us right now, it'd be all over the news.
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It is all on the news.. and it was the biggest solar flare ever seen.




9:30 p.m. update: The Space Weather Prediction Center is now saying the most likely scenario is just a glancing blow (G1 minor levels) from the solar storm around 8 a.m on June 9 lasting 24 hours. However, it does still indicate a small (25-30%) chance of a major-severe geomagnetic storm. Note: the state of the art is such that we’ll not know for sure until just 10-12 minutes whether the event will definitely occur - about comparable to the warning time for tornadoes, but the effects if any could be felt worldwide from mid-to-high latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere.

From 5:00 p.m.: The sun unleashed a massive solar storm today in a spectacular eruption that some have called the most impressive yet observed by the NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory.

The eruption occurs about eight seconds into the video on the bottom right portion of the screen.

NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center predicts that the solar flare will generate a coronal mass ejection (CME) - an explosion of charged particles (plasma) spewed into space. This could cause a geomagnetic storm when the plasma reaches and interacts with the Earth’s magnetic field.

However – and fortunately - the angle at which the plasma bombardment reaches the Earth beginning tomorrow and peaking on June 9 suggests the intensity of the geomagnetic storm will reach only G1 (minor) to G2 (moderate) levels on a scale from G1 to G5 (G5 would signify potentially widespread damage to power grids, GPS, and low-earth orbit satellite systems generally).

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...at-does-it-mean/2011/06/07/AGEh0MLH_blog.html
 
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Holy crap, no kidding. But only minor disturbances are expected?

Wasn't the biggest solar flare before this one only earlier this year?
 
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libertybrewcity said:
so what...this crap happens all the time
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It's a theory that Solar Wind caused Mars to lose it's atmosphere.

Apparently Earth has lost some of it's atmosphere for the same reason:

"Solar wind blows some of Earth's atmosphere into space."
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/1998/ast08dec98_1/

I've read (or seen on a program somewhere?) that if we're ever perfectly aligned with a flare of the right magnitude, that the results would be devastating. I can't quite remember why though. I think that it was for more reasons than the loss of atmosphere.... Massive electronics and power grid loss maybe ((Edit) as in Danno's post)?

Now if we lost all of our atmosphere........


Plus, our magnetic field is due for a massive shift soon. Not quite sure how that might change things.
 
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Vessol said:
Holy crap, no kidding. But only minor disturbances are expected?
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Makes sense, since the video shows a 90 degree viewing angle. It wasn't pointing at us.
I figure it's kind of like being on a firing line next to someone popping off magnums. You can feel the concussion of what's going on next door, but it's still nothing in comparison to standing in front of him.
 
FrankRep said:
Source is NASA.
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Oh, the fellows who many believe faked the moon missions? The same ones who spent $750,000,000 each on two tonka toy rover missions to mars? The same ones who ignored their own engineers during the last shuttle disaster who were running around like chickens with their heads cut off about the damage caused during lift off? The sames ones who want to take us to the moon again because they all of the sudden see water everywhere? Why would our government be corrupt and somehow NASA isn't? I think NASA is one of the lead organisations ready to become a independent nation when the fat lady sings and all hell breaks loose.
That reminds me. I forgot to fly my flag today. Be right back.
 
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123tim said:
It's a theory that Solar Wind caused Mars to lose it's atmosphere.

Apparently Earth has lost some of it's atmosphere for the same reason:

"Solar wind blows some of Earth's atmosphere into space."
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/1998/ast08dec98_1/

I've read (or seen on a program somewhere?) that if we're ever perfectly aligned with a flare of the right magnitude, that the results would be devastating. I can't quite remember why though. I think that it was for more reasons than the loss of atmosphere.... Massive electronics and power grid loss maybe ((Edit) as in Danno's post)?

Now if we lost all of our atmosphere........


Plus, our magnetic field is due for a massive shift soon. Not quite sure how that might change things.
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It would seem that it would be getting blown into space all the time. As it has no where to go, it settles back onto the earth.
Supposedly, the outer parts of the earth and its iron core rotate at different rates. During the time when they rotate at the same rate, this is supposed to diminish the magnetic field which protects life from the sun's radiation.
As I believe a blind man can be a scientist, I'm ready to junk modern science. We need to develop something new which is in the best interest of the people.
 
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Largest solar flare reported is believed to be one seen in 1859. It caused Northern Lights to be seen as far south as the Carribean.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_storm_of_1859
On September 1–2, 1859, the largest recorded geomagnetic storm occurred. Aurorae were seen around the world, most notably over the Caribbean; also noteworthy were those over the Rocky Mountains that were so bright that their glow awoke gold miners, who began preparing breakfast because they thought it was morning.[4]

Telegraph systems all over Europe and North America failed in some cases even shocking telegraph operators.[5] Telegraph pylons threw sparks and telegraph paper spontaneously caught fire.[6] Some telegraph systems appeared to continue to send and receive messages despite having been disconnected from their power supplies.[7]
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This was not a particularly significant flare- though it was pretty interesting.
 
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Let's see. A solar flare can be theoretically strong enough to knock out the entire atmosphere, but global warming is caused by cow farts?

Anyhow, scientists have been predicting massive solar flares as we go into 2012. And I think that's what was behind the Mayan 2012 prophecy. They figured out the solar flares would be worse than usual. I don't think it means the EOTW though.

 
Actually while NASA did say they expected an increase in solar flare activitity around 2012 (it has been extremely quiet in recent years), this activity will not be really that significant either.
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/2012.html
Q: Is there a danger from giant solar storms predicted for 2012?
A: Solar activity has a regular cycle, with peaks approximately every 11 years. Near these activity peaks, solar flares can cause some interruption of satellite communications, although engineers are learning how to build electronics that are protected against most solar storms. But there is no special risk associated with 2012. The next solar maximum will occur in the 2012-2014 time frame and is predicted to be an average solar cycle, no different than previous cycles throughout history.
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Zippyjuan said:
Actually while NASA did say they expected an increase in solar flare activitity around 2012 (it has been extremely quiet in recent years), this activity will not be really that significant either.
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/2012.html
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Maybe it will, maybe it won't. I'm predicting warmer temperatures. And I'm predicting the global warming alarmists will blame it all on fossil fuels and cow farts.
 
Solar flares do not impact temperatures on Earth. The two subjects are not related. A flare effect is usually less than one day and those effects are more magnetic and electronic than thermal.
 
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Solar flares do not impact temperatures on Earth. The two subjects are not related. A flare effect is usually less than one day and those effects are more magnetic and electronic than thermal.
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If stars are immense generators, then every path in the universe is a conductor for the electricity they put off. So, practical insulators of the energy created by those star's will tend to give off lots of heat.
In other words, I don't understand what you are trying to say.
 
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Uncle Emanuel Watkins said:
If stars are immense generators, then every path in the universe is a conductor for the electricity they put off. So, practical insulators of the energy created by those star's will tend to give off lots of heat.
In other words, I don't understand what you are trying to say.
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A solar flare is a burst. A brief moment. Consider taking a hair dryer and spraying your face for one second with it. Five minutes later, is your face still hotter? Yes, we do receive energy from the sun which warms us but a solar flare does not add anything significant to the heat we already get. It will not make the planet any warmer than it already is.
 
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