China Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 NASA warns solar flares from 'huge space storm' will cause devastation Britain could face widespread power blackouts and be left without critical communication signals for long periods of time, after the earth is hit by a once-in-a-generation “space storm”, NASA has warned. National power grids could overheat and air travel severely disrupted while electronic items, navigation devices and major satellites could stop working after the Sun reaches its maximum power in a few years. Senior space agency scientists believe the Earth will be hit with unprecedented levels of magnetic energy from solar flares after the Sun wakes “from a deep slumber” sometime around 2013, The Daily Telegraph can disclose. In a new warning, NASA said the super storm would hit like “a bolt of lightning” and could cause catastrophic consequences for the world’s health, emergency services and national security unless precautions are taken. Scientists believe it could damage everything from emergency services’ systems, hospital equipment, banking systems and air traffic control devices, through to “everyday” items such as home computers, iPods and Sat Navs. Due to humans’ heavy reliance on electronic devices, which are sensitive to magnetic energy, the storm could leave a multi-billion pound damage bill and “potentially devastating” problems for governments. “We know it is coming but we don’t know how bad it is going to be,” Dr Richard Fisher, the director of NASA's Heliophysics division, said in an interview with The Daily Telegraph. “It will disrupt communication devices such as satellites and car navigations, air travel, the banking system, our computers, everything that is electronic. It will cause major problems for the world. “Large areas will be without electricity power and to repair that damage will be hard as that takes time.” Dr Fisher added: “Systems will just not work. The flares change the magnetic field on the earth that is rapid and like a lightning bolt. That is the solar affect.” A “space weather” conference in Washington DC last week, attended by NASA scientists, policy-makers, researchers and government officials, was told of similar warnings. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popeman38 Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Y2K13? Oh noes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Boy Trapped in Refrigerator, Eats Own Foot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 The year after next is immaterial....2012 ya all are going down suckers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RansomthePasserby Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I kinda hope this happens 12/21/2012... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frommd Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Space storm. How much accumulation will we see? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Space storm. How much accumulation will we see? Depends on the how soon the phasing occurs, but at this point we're likely to start out with some fire but that will eventually transition to a fire/brimstone mix, and finally to all brimstone with up to 6 inches accumulation possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Depends on the how soon the phasing occurs, but at this point we're likely to start out with some fire but that will eventually transition to a fire/brimstone mix, and finally to all brimstone with up to 6 inches accumulation possible. Well, I'm not shovelling THAT ****. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RansomthePasserby Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Depends on the how soon the phasing occurs, but at this point we're likely to start out with some fire but that will eventually transition to a fire/brimstone mix, and finally to all brimstone with up to 6 inches accumulation possible. Think the roads will be safe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibarramedia Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 The annual fire and brimstone news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I don't know guys, this sounds legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 12th Commandment Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Think I'm going to up my stash of cash at the house some. And BUY SOME MORE AMMO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Don't forget he TP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 I don't know guys, this sounds legit. Maybe,, but there sure isn't anything we can do about it. I'm going to slather my computer and phone in SPF 175 ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Well, I'm not shovelling THAT ****.~Bang you think Lowes sells brimstone throwers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin'Em84 Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 you think Lowes sells brimstone throwers? Dunno, got mine at ACE Hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Maybe,, but there sure isn't anything we can do about it.I'm going to slather my computer and phone in SPF 175 ~Bang Well, while you buttmunches load up on suncreen, I'll be burrowing underground: my husband and I are already getting the blueprints drawn up for our fully functional nuclear fallout/UV light shelter. By the way, if you can't tell, my previous post on this topic was in jest. You know I'm rarely serious in a tailgate thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Well, while you buttmunches load up on suncreen, I'll be burrowing underground: my husband and I are already getting the blueprints drawn up for our fully functional nuclear fallout/UV light shelter.By the way, if you can't tell, my previous post on this topic was in jest. You know I'm rarely serious in a tailgate thread! Sorry, didn't note the joke,, probably because you very well may be right. It might be serious.. who knows? Although if it does screw up everything electronic.. there will be money to make replacing it, eh? ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Sorry, didn't note the joke,, probably because you very well may be right. It might be serious.. who knows?Although if it does screw up everything electronic.. there will be money to make replacing it, eh? ~Bang It's my Friday. On days when I'm wiped out, I'm still full of ****, but my tone is more serious, with less smiley emoticons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 That is a terribly written article for a supposedly serious newspaper, with factual errors and hyperbole. "Dr Fisher, 69, said the storm, which will cause the Sun to reach temperatures of more than 10,000 F (5500C)". Eh ... that's the normal surface temperature of the Sun. The headline is just a bit of an exaggeration given that Fisher actually says in the article: "“If you know that a hazard is coming … and you have time enough to prepare and take precautions, then you can avoid trouble”. Satellites will monitor any large eruptions and important electronics will be 'parked'. The rest of us can just turn our damn phones off for a few minutes. There's also the small matter of us being in the path of any eruption. Being 92 million miles away a direct hit is kind of improbable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Oh it is a very real threat,though a bit overstated probably....unless it's worse :point2sky The timing and severity is rather variable,as is the impact on modern technology. So who's up for a Solar Flare party? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Oh it is a very real threat,though a bit overstated probably. Yeah ... in crossing the street there's a very real threat that you'll get hit by a vehicle and die. Unless you wait until the road is clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenaa Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Being 92 million miles away a direct hit is kind of improbable. Tell that to the Dinosaurs. Theirs was a demise by one serious sun burn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Yeah ... in crossing the street there's a very real threat that you'll get hit by a vehicle and die. Unless you wait until the road is clear. Michelle Obama Doesn't Kill People. Cars Kill People. http://motherjones.com/blue-marble/2011/01/michelle-obama-doesnt-kill-people-cars-kill-people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted January 21, 2011 Author Share Posted January 21, 2011 You can monitor the current space weather here: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/today.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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