preacherman76 Posted September 6, 2017 #1 Share Posted September 6, 2017 (edited) https://www.space.com/38057-sun-unleashes-decades-strongest-solar-flare.html This could end very badly Edited September 7, 2017 by Saru Updated link 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preacherman76 Posted September 6, 2017 Author #2 Share Posted September 6, 2017 https://www.space.com/38057-sun-unleashes-decades-strongest-solar-flare.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preacherman76 Posted September 6, 2017 Author #3 Share Posted September 6, 2017 12 minutes ago, seanjo said: Aaaand?...our ionosphere and atmosphere, plus the Earths magnetic field, protect us has done umpteen times. http://nypost.com/2014/07/24/solar-flare-nearly-destroyed-earth-two-years-ago-nasa/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorybebe Posted September 6, 2017 #4 Share Posted September 6, 2017 There will be extra radiation entering our atmosphere. We know the northern lights get crazy with the extra radiation frim solar flares. Norway had to ground all flights due to their instruments being hit with too much interference at one point. I could see this happening again if the flare really is that strong. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorybebe Posted September 6, 2017 #5 Share Posted September 6, 2017 http://globalnews.ca/news/3721896/wednesday-solar-flare/ More and more times it is popping up in the news 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra. Posted September 6, 2017 #6 Share Posted September 6, 2017 7 hours ago, preacherman76 said: This could end very baddly If anything, I took this commentators rhetoric to sound like an alarmist more than anything else. He's just another gloom-monger who likes to exaggerate so as to drum-up hits on his youtube vid. 5 hours ago, preacherman76 said: https://www.space.com/38057-sun-unleashes-decades-strongest-solar-flare.html In this link Steenburgh also added "These kind of events are just part of living with a star," Also they are not even sure if this particular flare was aimed at Earth. IF aimed toward Earth, the CME from these latest flares could lead to even more spectacular auroras, but could also damage satellites, communications and power systems. That cloud of charged plasma would arrive within 1 to 3 or 4 days, Steenburgh said, although CMEs triggered by energetic flares generally come quickly 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likely Guy Posted September 6, 2017 #7 Share Posted September 6, 2017 6 hours ago, preacherman76 said: http://nypost.com/2014/07/24/solar-flare-nearly-destroyed-earth-two-years-ago-nasa/ Really? The NY Post is only one step above the National Enquirer on the credibility scale. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorybebe Posted September 6, 2017 #8 Share Posted September 6, 2017 It is on both CBC news as we as Global here in Canada 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra. Posted September 6, 2017 #9 Share Posted September 6, 2017 4 minutes ago, glorybebe said: It is on both CBC news as we as Global here in Canada Yeah, I don't think that anyone is disputing this recent flare event. What irritates me more are the ones who are not scientists or anything of the sort, who simply jump on the band wagon...post video's.... and make it sound like the world is coming to an end. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likely Guy Posted September 6, 2017 #10 Share Posted September 6, 2017 6 minutes ago, glorybebe said: It is on both CBC news as we as Global here in Canada Without a doubt it happened. Though the 'doom and gloom' is exaggerated. Here's the CBC source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/xclass-powerful-solar-flare-1.4277312 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorybebe Posted September 7, 2017 #11 Share Posted September 7, 2017 46 minutes ago, Astra. said: Yeah, I don't think that anyone is disputing this recent flare event. What irritates me more are the ones who are not scientists or anything of the sort, who simply jump on the band wagon...post video's.... and make it sound like the world is coming to an end. There are times after dealing with customers all day that the world coming to end would be a fitting end to the day with faith in humanity shot 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra. Posted September 7, 2017 #12 Share Posted September 7, 2017 2 hours ago, glorybebe said: There are times after dealing with customers all day that the world coming to end would be a fitting end to the day with faith in humanity shot I think we all have weeks like those where the annoying general public are concerned...including the nit-wits who post lame video's and / or create propaganda websites that claim the end of the world is looming...not to mention a lot of other crazy stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorybebe Posted September 7, 2017 #13 Share Posted September 7, 2017 The thing is, when the end of the world happens, I fully believe humans will be the cause. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra. Posted September 7, 2017 #14 Share Posted September 7, 2017 The world itself may continue to go on, even after the damage and possibly obliterate ourselves if we don't wake up. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taniwha Posted September 7, 2017 #15 Share Posted September 7, 2017 1 hour ago, Astra. said: The world itself may continue to go on, even after the damage and possibly obliterate ourselves if we don't wake up. Wise words Astra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taniwha Posted September 7, 2017 #16 Share Posted September 7, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, glorybebe said: The thing is, when the end of the world happens, I fully believe humans will be the cause. 1 hour ago, Astra. said: The world itself may continue to go on, even after the damage and possibly obliterate ourselves if we don't wake up. 12 minutes ago, taniwha said: Wise words Astra. Wise words as well glorybebe. I am inspired to share with yous one of my favourite proverbs from my maori forefathers. "...Whatungarongaro te tangata toitū te whenua As man disappears from sight, the land remains..." Edited September 7, 2017 by taniwha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorybebe Posted September 7, 2017 #17 Share Posted September 7, 2017 8 minutes ago, taniwha said: Wise words as well glorybebe. I am inspired to share with yous one of my favourite proverbs from my maori forefathers. "...Whatungarongaro te tangata toitū te whenua As man disappears from sight, the land remains..." I like that 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preacherman76 Posted September 7, 2017 Author #18 Share Posted September 7, 2017 12 hours ago, Likely Guy said: Really? The NY Post is only one step above the National Enquirer on the credibility scale. Maybe so, but Daniel Baker certainly has credibility. “If it had hit, we would still be picking up the pieces,” says Daniel Baker of the University of Colorado. Him and many others have warned about the possibilities of a flare this big that is earth facing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted September 7, 2017 #19 Share Posted September 7, 2017 THat was due more to the typhoon that hit Macau and Hing Kong more than anything else ... Quote ~ Damaged undersea cables causing Internet slowdown - Tech News ... www.thestar.com.my › Tech › Tech News 3 days ago - PETALING JAYA: If you are experiencing slow Internet connection, it is ... strong typhoons around Hong Kong have ravaged four main cables ... ~ Southeast Asia Suffers Slow Internet Due to Broken Undersea Cables ... https://techthetruth.wordpress.com/.../southeast-asia-suffers-slow-internet-due-to-brok... 6 days ago - Damaged fiber optic cables caused slow internet in Southeast Asia. ... Vietnam, Philippines, Hong Kong and Japan to the United States. ~ Cable Faults – Submarine Telecoms Forum subtelforum.com/articles/category/cable-faults/ 1 day ago - SEA-ME-WE 3 Submarine Cable Suffers Break ... were cancelled due to countrywide internet disruptions caused by a submarine cable fault. ... in two places, while the Intra Asia cable has also cracked just off Hong Kong. ~ Aussie internet pain after Asian subsea cables cut - Telco/ISP - iTnews https://www.itnews.com.au/.../aussie-internet-pain-after-asian-subsea-cables-cut-47207... Aug 30, 2017 - Aussie internet pain after Asian subsea cables cut ... issue for Australians is a cable break around 54 kilometres off the coast of Hong Kong. ~ Three sea cables down, disrupt internet - Society - Vietnam News ... vietnamnews.vn/society/392855/three-sea-cables-down-disrupt-internet.html Aug 28, 2017 - Three out of four internet submarine cables linked to Việt Nam broke ... and Inter-Asia (IA) had developed problems in the Hong Kong sea area. ~ Australian internet speeds slow: undersea cables damaged www.news.com.au/.../online/...cables.../5ca81511fe7c51f8ee1cb5cfbac85e51 6 days ago - Two typhoons have damaged a number of undersea cables between Hong Kong and Sydney, ITnews reports, which will cause problems here ... ~ CONFIRMED: Slow internet in most South East Asia countries due to ... https://snowtechstuff.com › Technology › Industry News 6 days ago - AAG is believed to have been broken at two spots around 66 kilometers and 85 kilometers from the cable landing station in Hong Kong. ~ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibeliever Posted September 7, 2017 #20 Share Posted September 7, 2017 "These kind of events are just part of living with a star." Yeah, and it's not we can move or anything. Our lease isn't up for quite a while. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Meadows Posted September 7, 2017 #21 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Don't worry people, we'll all be fine. We aren't lucky enough to be handed a human "reset button". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boozemonkey Posted September 7, 2017 #22 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Flares have been trouble since the 70s! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taniwha Posted September 7, 2017 #23 Share Posted September 7, 2017 1 hour ago, Boozemonkey said: Flares have been trouble since the 70s! Perhaps such a flare killed the dinosaurs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McNessy Posted September 8, 2017 #24 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Anything is possible but i think most scientist agree these days that it is was a really big space rock that sorted the dinosaurs out. But there has been many extinction events so a really large solar flare may have had a affect and one stage. Thats my take on it :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rlyeh Posted September 8, 2017 #25 Share Posted September 8, 2017 7 hours ago, taniwha said: Perhaps such a flare killed the dinosaurs? That may be possible if they were robots. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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