Huge Solar Flare is Heading for Earth

[The-Crow]

BBC News just announced  a Huge Solar flare is heading for Earth.

Time to head for your Nuclear Shelters and Pray


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Sun unleashes huge solar flare towards Earth
By Paul Rincon Science reporter, BBC News

The Sun has unleashed its strongest flare in four years, observers say.

The eruption is a so-called X-flare, the strongest type; such flares can affect communications on Earth.

Nasa's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) spacecraft recorded an intense flash of extreme ultraviolet radiation emanating from a sunspot.

The British Geological Survey (BGS) has issued a geomagnetic storm warning, and says observers might be able to see aurorae from the northern UK.

The eruptions are expected to hit the Earth's magnetic field field over the next couple of days, causing an increase in geomagnetic activity.

The monster flare was recorded at 0156 GMT on 15 February and directed at the Earth. According to the US space agency, the source of this activity - sunspot 1158 - is growing rapidly.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12485104

[Claw75]

i don't have a nuclear shelter and i don't believe in god.  shall i get drunk instead?

[Delboy]

i don't have a nuclear shelter and i don't believe in god.  shall i get drunk instead?

Yes, but don't expect the drink to be cold. Your fridge will be fucked

[Claw75]

i don't have a nuclear shelter and i don't believe in god.  shall i get drunk instead?

Yes, but don't expect the drink to be cold. Your fridge will be fucked

red wine it is then!

[The-Crow]

Any excuse to get hammered on a Wednesday, Thought this was a good one   .lol

Nests are the first things to catch fire in a Solar Storm,,, oouch

[The-Crow]

Anyone see the film 2012 . The Mayans predicted this flare to come next year

[Robert HM]

gg life

[Ironside]

The Sun has unleashed its strongest flare in four years, observers say.

so 4 years ago we survived no problems and this one is less powerfull

guess there is no need to panic then

[Robert HM]

[The-Crow]

The report also said "sunspot 1158 - is growing rapidly."

So we can turn our central heating off for a few days then , nice

At least its not an Asteroid impact

Pink Floyds version is best

[TRIP5]

Excellent post Crow...almost makes me wish I was living in Scotland..Almost!!!

xx

[The-Crow]

Also in the news

Hundreds of birds have dropped dead from the sky in Louisiana just days after a similar mysterious incident left scientists baffled in Arkansas.

The carcasses of around 500 red-winged blackbirds were found littering a quarter-mile stretch of road in Pointe Coupee, The Advocate reported.

The state borders Arkansas where some 3,000 blackbirds died in unexplained circumstances three days ago.

The remains of some of the birds found dead in Louisiana are being taken away for testing.

A woman several hundred miles away in Kentucky has also reported finding dozens of dead birds in her garden.

The mass deaths in Beebe, Ark, Arkansas, have puzzled scientists and wildlife experts.

Witnesses reported seeing the birds falling from the sky late on December 31 into early January 1.

Around 100,000 fish were also found dead along a river 125 miles away although scientists are not linking the cases.

Maybe solar flares affect birds guidance and they cannot find the way home.So they fly around in circles until they die of exhaustion and fall

[bhoywonder]

Scary video...need some mama,s n papa,s now to ,cheers me up

[Robert HM]

Also in the news

Hundreds of birds have dropped dead from the sky in Louisiana just days after a similar mysterious incident left scientists baffled in Arkansas.

The carcasses of around 500 red-winged blackbirds were found littering a quarter-mile stretch of road in Pointe Coupee, The Advocate reported.

The state borders Arkansas where some 3,000 blackbirds died in unexplained circumstances three days ago.

The remains of some of the birds found dead in Louisiana are being taken away for testing.

A woman several hundred miles away in Kentucky has also reported finding dozens of dead birds in her garden.

The mass deaths in Beebe, Ark, Arkansas, have puzzled scientists and wildlife experts.

Witnesses reported seeing the birds falling from the sky late on December 31 into early January 1.

Around 100,000 fish were also found dead along a river 125 miles away although scientists are not linking the cases.

Maybe solar flares affect birds guidance and they cannot find the way home.So they fly around in circles until they die of exhaustion and fall

OK so communication may be fked up but it;s not all bad news then.

[The-Crow]

thursday news

from yahoo

Britain should experience spectacular Northern Lights displays from Thursday due to a large solar storm which could disrupt communication networks, the British Geological Survey (BGS) said.

"Since February 13 three energetic solar flares have erupted on the sun and spewed clouds of charged plasma called coronal mass ejections (CMEs) out towards the earth," a BGS geomagnetic storm warning said.

"Already one CME arrived on the 14th sparking Valentine's Day displays of the Northern Lights (aurora borealis) further south than usual.

"Two CMEs are expected to arrive in the next 24-48 hours and further...displays are possible some time over the next two nights if skies are clear."

The strongest storm in four years is expected to interfere with satellites and electrical networks, with astronomers in southern China already reporting disturbances to radio communications.