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NASA | Massive Solar Flare gets HD Close Up
NASA | Massive Solar Flare gets HD Close Up

NASA | Massive Solar Flare gets HD Close Up

Take a closer look at the flare that erupted on March 6, 2012. This movie of the March 6, 2012 X5.4 flare was captured by the Solar Dynamics ... Rated: 5     Duration: 80 seconds     Video type: YouTube     Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:47:20 PST

X1.1 Solar Flare + CME / Solar Watch March 5, 2012
X1.1 Solar Flare + CME / Solar Watch March 5, 2012

X1.1 Solar Flare + CME / Solar Watch March 5, 2012

X-FLARE !! Solar activity is now high. Big Active Region 11429, which emerged on March 2nd, is crackling with strong flares. The strongest so far ... Rated: 4.9595962     Duration: 191 seconds     Video type: YouTube     Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Sun, 04 Mar 2012 23:34:11 PST

Extreme SOLAR FLARES
Extreme SOLAR FLARES

Extreme SOLAR FLARES

From NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio. Solar flares may seem like far-away events, but they can damage satellites and even ground-based ... Rated: 4.9573107     Duration: 173 seconds     Video type: YouTube     Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Sun, 14 Aug 2011 11:53:53 PDT

X5.4 Solar Flare Update/Quake Watch!
X5.4 Solar Flare Update/Quake Watch!

X5.4 Solar Flare Update/Quake Watch!

AN X5 can reach the earth is a little as 17 hours, if that happens it could arrive around 11am Wed, CDT An R3 (Strong) Radio Blackout is now in ... Rated: 4.9281435     Duration: 419 seconds     Video type: YouTube     Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:29:39 PST

400 Chernobyls, SOLAR FLARES, EMP & Nuclear Armageddon with Author Matt Stein 1/3
400 Chernobyls, SOLAR FLARES, EMP & Nuclear Armageddon with Author Matt Stein 1/3

400 Chernobyls, SOLAR FLARES, EMP & Nuclear Armageddon with Author Matt Stein 1/3

Alex talks with environmentalist, bestselling author, and MIT trained engineer Matt Stein, who will talk about his article, 400 Chernobyls: Solar ... Rated: 4.9130435     Duration: 883 seconds     Video type: YouTube     Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:26:41 PST

Are We Sitting Ducks for SOLAR FLARES? (Michio Kaku)
Are We Sitting Ducks for SOLAR FLARES? (Michio Kaku)

Are We Sitting Ducks for SOLAR FLARES? (Michio Kaku)

For a sneak peek of Kaku's next clip visit bigthink.com Rated: 4.9729872     Duration: 332 seconds     Video type: YouTube     Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:07:14 PST

Simply Amazing Solar Prominence Eruption!
Simply Amazing Solar Prominence Eruption!

Simply Amazing Solar Prominence Eruption!

www.thesuntoday.org - I woke up to this event, aptly described in an email from a colleague - "Never seen anything like this before ... Rated: 4.9297247     Duration: 199 seconds     Video type: YouTube     Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:46:07 PDT

Major X5.4 Solar Flare March 7, 2012
Major X5.4 Solar Flare March 7, 2012

Major X5.4 Solar Flare March 7, 2012

Major X 5.4 Solar Flare !! The second strongest solar flare of Solar Cycle 24 and the Second X-Flare from Active Region 11429. This major event ... Rated: 4.9176955     Duration: 116 seconds     Video type: YouTube     Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:59:05 PST

Michio Kaku: Massive solar flare in the years 2012/2013 could throw us back 100 years
Michio Kaku: Massive solar flare in the years 2012/2013 could throw us back 100 years

Michio Kaku: Massive solar flare in the years 2012/2013 could throw us back 100 years

"Physics of the Impossible" author Michio Kaku on the consequences of a massive solar storm to our global infrastructure and economy. Rated: 4.8341465     Duration: 298 seconds     Video type: YouTube     Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:59:07 PDT

M 3.2 Flare + FULL HALO CME / Solar Watch Jan 20, 2012
M 3.2 Flare + FULL HALO CME / Solar Watch Jan 20, 2012

M 3.2 Flare + FULL HALO CME / Solar Watch Jan 20, 2012

EARTH-DIRECTED CME: Active Region 11402 erupted between 15:15 and 16:30 UT on Jan 19th . The long-duration blast produced an M2.6 & M3.2-class ... Rated: 4.9220781     Duration: 312 seconds     Video type: YouTube     Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:53:22 PST

NASA | Massive Solar Flare gets HD Close Up
NASA | Massive Solar Flare gets HD Close Up

NASA | Massive Solar Flare gets HD Close Up

Take a closer look at the flare that erupted on March 6, 2012. This movie of the March 6, 2012 X5.4 flare was captured by the Solar Dynamics ... Rated: 5     Duration: 80 seconds     Video type: YouTube     Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:47:20 PST

Giant Solar Flare from Sunspot 1302 Causes Geomagnetic Storm
Giant Solar Flare from Sunspot 1302 Causes Geomagnetic Storm

Giant Solar Flare from Sunspot 1302 Causes Geomagnetic Storm

Alex Ansary UNN Newsroom September 27, 2011 Today NASA today said a strong-to-severe geomagnetic storm is in progress following a massive X 1.9 ... Rated: 4.6842103     Duration: 312 seconds     Video type: YouTube     Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:29:15 PDT

solar flare upclose
solar flare upclose

solar flare upclose

Why does the Sun flare? Unpredictably, our Sun unleashes tremendous flares expelling hot gas into the Solar System that can affect satellites ... Rated: 4.9310346     Duration: 17 seconds     Video type: YouTube     Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:07:08 PST

M3.3 Solar Flare - March 2, 2012
M3.3 Solar Flare - March 2, 2012

M3.3 Solar Flare - March 2, 2012

A strong M3.3 was recorded at 17:46 UTC March 2nd from a new Active Region yet to rotate onto the earth facing side of the disk located behind the ... Rated: 4.9615383     Duration: 81 seconds     Video type: YouTube     Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:53:17 PST

400 Chernobyls, SOLAR FLARES, EMP & Nuclear Armageddon with Author Matt Stein 2/3
400 Chernobyls, SOLAR FLARES, EMP & Nuclear Armageddon with Author Matt Stein 2/3

400 Chernobyls, SOLAR FLARES, EMP & Nuclear Armageddon with Author Matt Stein 2/3

Alex talks with environmentalist, bestselling author, and MIT trained engineer Matt Stein, who will talk about his article, 400 Chernobyls: Solar ... Rated: 4.9122806     Duration: 918 seconds     Video type: YouTube     Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:59:54 PST

400 Chernobyls, SOLAR FLARES, EMP & Nuclear Armageddon with Author Matt Stein 3/3
400 Chernobyls, SOLAR FLARES, EMP & Nuclear Armageddon with Author Matt Stein 3/3

400 Chernobyls, SOLAR FLARES, EMP & Nuclear Armageddon with Author Matt Stein 3/3

Alex talks with environmentalist, bestselling author, and MIT trained engineer Matt Stein, who will talk about his article, 400 Chernobyls: Solar ... Rated: 4.8     Duration: 602 seconds     Video type: YouTube     Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:34:23 PST

SOLAR ACTIVITY UPDATE: Return to C-Class Flares, How Long Will the Trend Last?(Feb 20th, 2012).
SOLAR ACTIVITY UPDATE: Return to C-Class Flares, How Long Will the Trend Last?(Feb 20th, 2012).

SOLAR ACTIVITY UPDATE: Return to C-Class Flares, How Long Will the Trend Last?(Feb 20th, 2012).

New sunspot AR1422 is rapidly growing and could soon pose a threat for M-class Solar flares. Rated: 5     Duration: 278 seconds     Video type: YouTube     Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:07:19 PST

ScienceCasts: Secret Lives of SOLAR FLARES
ScienceCasts: Secret Lives of SOLAR FLARES

ScienceCasts: Secret Lives of SOLAR FLARES

Visit science.nasa.gov for the full story. Researchers have just discovered that Solar flares have been keeping a secret--and it's a big one. Rated: 4.9008265     Duration: 190 seconds     Video type: YouTube     Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:58:21 PDT

2012 World Nuclear Armageddon by SOLAR FLARES/EMPs to equal Radiation of 400 Chernobyls
2012 World Nuclear Armageddon by SOLAR FLARES/EMPs to equal Radiation of 400 Chernobyls

2012 World Nuclear Armageddon by SOLAR FLARES/EMPs to equal Radiation of 400 Chernobyls

I've moved to www.Zippcast.com and to www.dailymotion.com 2012 Solar flares / EMP's could result in a World Nuclear Armageddon (400+ ... Rated: 4.818182     Duration: 666 seconds     Video type: YouTube     Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:27:48 PST

Major X 1.7 Solar Flare / S2 Radiation Storm Jan 27, 2012
Major X 1.7 Solar Flare / S2 Radiation Storm Jan 27, 2012

Major X 1.7 Solar Flare / S2 Radiation Storm Jan 27, 2012

X 2 Class Solar Flare & S2 Radiation Storm Active Region 11402 located on the northwestern limb, unleashed a major X1.7 Solar Flare at 18:35 ... Rated: 4.9818182     Duration: 76 seconds     Video type: YouTube     Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:10:25 PST

EARTH DIRECTED M3 Solar Flare Update.
EARTH DIRECTED M3 Solar Flare Update.

EARTH DIRECTED M3 Solar Flare Update.

The Flare is still Erupting The links to all images is @ www.mrcometwatch.com Rated: 4.7866669     Duration: 295 seconds     Video type: YouTube     Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:48:06 PST

SOLAR FLARE TARGETS EARTH & MARS! CME Alert- (12/26/2011)
SOLAR FLARE TARGETS EARTH & MARS! CME Alert- (12/26/2011)

SOLAR FLARE TARGETS EARTH & MARS! CME Alert- (12/26/2011)

See also spaceweather.com New sunspot 1387 erupted during the late hours of Christmas Day, producing an M4-class flare and hurling a CME toward ... Rated: 4.8333335     Duration: 425 seconds     Video type: YouTube     Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:58:18 PST

X1 Solar Flare.
X1 Solar Flare.

X1 Solar Flare.

Solar Update. As the Video was loading San Francisco has had 2 4point Earthquakes. Rated: 4.9466667     Duration: 224 seconds     Video type: YouTube     Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Mon, 05 Mar 2012 05:28:07 PST

9/9/2011 Alert X Class Solar Flare & earthquake coming up date X 2 AND X1.8 ..avi
9/9/2011 Alert X Class Solar Flare & earthquake coming up date X 2 AND X1.8 ..avi

9/9/2011 Alert X Class Solar Flare & earthquake coming up date X 2 AND X1.8 ..avi

www.foxnews.com www.youtube.com flag-banned-america/ solarimg.org spaceweather.com www.spaceweather.ca .solarimg.org www.spaceweather.ca bass2000 ... Rated: 4.7777777     Duration: 531 seconds     Video type: YouTube     Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Fri, 09 Sep 2011 04:41:22 PDT

Cosmic Journeys: Extreme SOLAR FLARES
Cosmic Journeys: Extreme SOLAR FLARES

Cosmic Journeys: Extreme SOLAR FLARES

Duration: 172000 seconds Hosted by: Hulu

SOLAR FLARES loogie set to hit Earth
SOLAR FLARES loogie set to hit Earth

SOLAR FLARES loogie set to hit Earth

Duration: 172000 seconds Hosted by: HuluHosted by: CNN

Largest Solar Flare of 2012
Largest Solar Flare of 2012

Largest Solar Flare of 2012

Duration: 19000 seconds Hosted by: ABC News

Two massive SOLAR FLARES erupt from the sun
Two massive SOLAR FLARES erupt from the sun

Two massive SOLAR FLARES erupt from the sun

Duration: 60000 seconds Hosted by: Reuters

Solar flare heads toward Earth (0:35)
Solar flare heads toward Earth (0:35)

Solar flare heads toward Earth (0:35)

Duration: 60000 seconds Hosted by: ReutersHosted by: The Washington Post

Massive solar storm could disrupt power grids, GPS
Massive solar storm could disrupt power grids, GPS

Massive solar storm could disrupt power grids, GPS

Duration: 60000 seconds Hosted by: ReutersHosted by: The Washington PostHosted by: CBS News

Cosmic Journeys: Solar Tsunami
Cosmic Journeys: Solar Tsunami

Cosmic Journeys: Solar Tsunami

Duration: 242000 seconds Hosted by: Hulu

Two massive SOLAR FLARES erupt from the sun
Two massive SOLAR FLARES erupt from the sun

Two massive SOLAR FLARES erupt from the sun

Duration: 242000 seconds Hosted by: HuluHosted by: NEW YORK POST

Sun unleashes strong solar flare
Sun unleashes strong solar flare

Sun unleashes strong solar flare

Duration: 242000 seconds Hosted by: HuluHosted by: NEW YORK POST

SOLAR FLARES erupt from the Sun
SOLAR FLARES erupt from the Sun

SOLAR FLARES erupt from the Sun

Duration: 242000 seconds Hosted by: HuluHosted by: NEW YORK POSTHosted by: The Telegraph

Huge solar flare to hit Earth
Huge solar flare to hit Earth

Huge solar flare to hit Earth

Duration: 242000 seconds Hosted by: HuluHosted by: NEW YORK POSTHosted by: The TelegraphHosted by: The Telegraph

NASA SDO - X5.4-class Solar Flare, March 7, 2012
NASA SDO - X5.4-class Solar Flare, March 7, 2012

NASA SDO - X5.4-class Solar Flare, March 7, 2012

Duration: 242000 seconds Hosted by: HuluHosted by: NEW YORK POSTHosted by: The TelegraphHosted by: The TelegraphHosted by: YouTube

Solar Flare Homicide
Solar Flare Homicide

Solar Flare Homicide

Duration: 242000 seconds Hosted by: HuluHosted by: NEW YORK POSTHosted by: The TelegraphHosted by: The TelegraphHosted by: YouTubeHosted by: VEVO

Massive Solar Flare Set to Slam Into Earth
Massive Solar Flare Set to Slam Into Earth

Massive Solar Flare Set to Slam Into Earth

Duration: 242000 seconds Hosted by: HuluHosted by: NEW YORK POSTHosted by: The TelegraphHosted by: The TelegraphHosted by: YouTubeHosted by: VEVOHosted by: YouTube

Planet X causing Northern Lights / Aurora? No Solar Flare ...
Planet X causing Northern Lights / Aurora? No Solar Flare ...

Planet X causing Northern Lights / Aurora? No Solar Flare ...

Duration: 242000 seconds Hosted by: HuluHosted by: NEW YORK POSTHosted by: The TelegraphHosted by: The TelegraphHosted by: YouTubeHosted by: VEVOHosted by: YouTubeHosted by: YouTube

Solar Flare Threatens Communications Systems
Solar Flare Threatens Communications Systems

Solar Flare Threatens Communications Systems

Duration: 242000 seconds Hosted by: HuluHosted by: NEW YORK POSTHosted by: The TelegraphHosted by: The TelegraphHosted by: YouTubeHosted by: VEVOHosted by: YouTubeHosted by: YouTubeHosted by: SkyNews

Raw Video: Solar Flare Heads Toward Earth
Raw Video: Solar Flare Heads Toward Earth

Raw Video: Solar Flare Heads Toward Earth

Duration: 242000 seconds Hosted by: HuluHosted by: NEW YORK POSTHosted by: The TelegraphHosted by: The TelegraphHosted by: YouTubeHosted by: VEVOHosted by: YouTubeHosted by: YouTubeHosted by: SkyNewsHosted by: YouTube

X 1.1 Solar Flare + CME / Solar Watch March 5, 2012
X 1.1 Solar Flare + CME / Solar Watch March 5, 2012

X 1.1 Solar Flare + CME / Solar Watch March 5, 2012

Duration: 242000 seconds Hosted by: HuluHosted by: NEW YORK POSTHosted by: The TelegraphHosted by: The TelegraphHosted by: YouTubeHosted by: VEVOHosted by: YouTubeHosted by: YouTubeHosted by: SkyNewsHosted by: YouTubeHosted by: YouTube

Quantum: Episode 4 - Watch the full episode now.
Quantum: Episode 4 - Watch the full episode now.

Quantum: Episode 4 - Watch the full episode now.

Duration: 1459000 seconds Hosted by: Hulu

Webcast: Super Tuesday 2012 Results; Solar Flare
Webcast: Super Tuesday 2012 Results; Solar Flare

Webcast: Super Tuesday 2012 Results; Solar Flare

Duration: 1459000 seconds Hosted by: HuluHosted by: YouTube

Emmure - Solar Flare Homicide
Emmure - Solar Flare Homicide

Emmure - Solar Flare Homicide

Duration: 1459000 seconds Hosted by: HuluHosted by: YouTubeHosted by: YouTube

NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams: Northern Lights Shimmer ...
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams: Northern Lights Shimmer ...

NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams: Northern Lights Shimmer ...

Duration: 29000 seconds Hosted by: Hulu

SOLAR FLARE
SOLAR FLARE

SOLAR FLARE

Duration: 29000 seconds Hosted by: HuluHosted by: ARTISTdirect

Class M3.3 solar flare with CME - Emergence new sunspot 1429 ...
Class M3.3 solar flare with CME - Emergence new sunspot 1429 ...

Class M3.3 solar flare with CME - Emergence new sunspot 1429 ...

Duration: 29000 seconds Hosted by: HuluHosted by: ARTISTdirectHosted by: YouTube

NASA SDO - X-class SOLAR FLARES & Solar Tsunami, March 7, 2012
NASA SDO - X-class SOLAR FLARES & Solar Tsunami, March 7, 2012

NASA SDO - X-class SOLAR FLARES & Solar Tsunami, March 7, 2012

On March 7, 2012 just a few minutes after midnight UT time the active region (AR11429) unleashed two strong X-class flare. The first, X5.4-class, showed a ve... - www.youtube.com

Solar flares : Photo Gallery

Nasa warns SOLAR FLARES from 'huge space storm' will cause ...
Nasa warns SOLAR FLARES from 'huge space storm' will cause ...

Nasa warns SOLAR FLARES from 'huge space storm' will cause ...

Nasa warns SOLAR FLARES from 'huge space storm' will cause ...

Nasa warns Solar flares from

2012: No Killer Solar Flare
2012: No Killer Solar Flare

2012: No Killer Solar Flare

2012: No Killer Solar Flare

Could a solar flare destroy

2012 may bring the "perfect storm" - SOLAR FLARES, systems ...
2012 may bring the "perfect storm" - SOLAR FLARES, systems ...

2012 may bring the "perfect storm" - SOLAR FLARES, systems ...

2012 may bring the "perfect storm" - SOLAR FLARES, systems ...

SOHO/ESA/NASA - Solar flares

NASA/Marshall Solar Physics
NASA/Marshall Solar Physics

NASA/Marshall Solar Physics

NASA/Marshall Solar Physics

NASA/Marshall Solar Physics

Nasa warns SOLAR FLARES from 'huge space storm' will cause ...
Nasa warns SOLAR FLARES from 'huge space storm' will cause ...

Nasa warns SOLAR FLARES from 'huge space storm' will cause ...

Nasa warns SOLAR FLARES from 'huge space storm' will cause ...

Nasa warns Solar flares from

Is a Devastating Solar Flare Coming to a City Near You ...
Is a Devastating Solar Flare Coming to a City Near You ...

Is a Devastating Solar Flare Coming to a City Near You ...

Is a Devastating Solar Flare Coming to a City Near You ...

Is a Devastating Solar Flare

Biggest Solar Flare in Years—Auroras to Be Widespread Tonight?
Biggest Solar Flare in Years—Auroras to Be Widespread Tonight?

Biggest Solar Flare in Years—Auroras to Be Widespread Tonight?

Biggest Solar Flare in Years—Auroras to Be Widespread Tonight?

A huge solar flare.

A Gallery of Incredible SOLAR FLARES | EgoTV
A Gallery of Incredible SOLAR FLARES | EgoTV

A Gallery of Incredible SOLAR FLARES | EgoTV

A Gallery of Incredible SOLAR FLARES | EgoTV

Solar flares

Solar flare activity continues to increase - Technology & science ...
Solar flare activity continues to increase - Technology & science ...

Solar flare activity continues to increase - Technology & science ...

Solar flare activity continues to increase - Technology & science ...

Image: Solar flare

Huge SOLAR FLARES Could Spell Catastrophe for Earth - Forbes
Huge SOLAR FLARES Could Spell Catastrophe for Earth - Forbes

Huge SOLAR FLARES Could Spell Catastrophe for Earth - Forbes

Huge SOLAR FLARES Could Spell Catastrophe for Earth - Forbes

Huge Solar flares Could Spell

Space Weather: Sunspots, SOLAR FLARES & Coronal Mass Ejections ...
Space Weather: Sunspots, SOLAR FLARES & Coronal Mass Ejections ...

Space Weather: Sunspots, SOLAR FLARES & Coronal Mass Ejections ...

Space Weather: Sunspots, SOLAR FLARES & Coronal Mass Ejections ...

8, 2010 solar flare.

NASA - Monster Stellar Flare Seen by NASA Scientists Dwarfs All Others
NASA - Monster Stellar Flare Seen by NASA Scientists Dwarfs All Others

NASA - Monster Stellar Flare Seen by NASA Scientists Dwarfs All Others

NASA - Monster Stellar Flare Seen by NASA Scientists Dwarfs All Others

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Dire warning: U.S. unprepared for massive solar flare storm; could ...
Dire warning: U.S. unprepared for massive solar flare storm; could ...

Dire warning: U.S. unprepared for massive solar flare storm; could ...

Dire warning: U.S. unprepared for massive solar flare storm; could ...

massive solar flare storm;

NASA - SOLAR FLARES Set the Sun Quaking
NASA - SOLAR FLARES Set the Sun Quaking

NASA - SOLAR FLARES Set the Sun Quaking

NASA - SOLAR FLARES Set the Sun Quaking

Solar flare seen by SOHO

2012 countdown « Thai Ta's Blog
2012 countdown « Thai Ta's Blog

2012 countdown « Thai Ta's Blog

2012 countdown « Thai Ta's Blog

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SOLAR FLARES Show Their True Colors
SOLAR FLARES Show Their True Colors

SOLAR FLARES Show Their True Colors

SOLAR FLARES Show Their True Colors

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SOLAR FLARES

SOLAR FLARES

SOLAR FLARES

SOLAR FLARES
SOLAR FLARES

SOLAR FLARES

SOLAR FLARES

SOLAR FLARES, 2012 and RV
SOLAR FLARES, 2012 and RV

SOLAR FLARES, 2012 and RV

SOLAR FLARES, 2012 and RV

SOLAR FLARES - public domain clip art image
SOLAR FLARES - public domain clip art image

SOLAR FLARES - public domain clip art image

SOLAR FLARES - public domain clip art image

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SOLAR FLARES

SOLAR FLARES

SOLAR FLARES

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SOLAR FLARES

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SOLAR FLARES

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Solar Flare or Solar Tsunami or Solar Storm – Watch it Tonight ...
Solar Flare or Solar Tsunami or Solar Storm – Watch it Tonight ...

Solar Flare or Solar Tsunami or Solar Storm – Watch it Tonight ...

Solar Flare or Solar Tsunami or Solar Storm – Watch it Tonight ...

NASA - SOLAR FLARES Set the Sun Quaking
NASA - SOLAR FLARES Set the Sun Quaking

NASA - SOLAR FLARES Set the Sun Quaking

NASA - SOLAR FLARES Set the Sun Quaking

 ... process of recovering from the effects of 7 major SOLAR FLARES that
... process of recovering from the effects of 7 major SOLAR FLARES that

... process of recovering from the effects of 7 major SOLAR FLARES that

 ... process of recovering from the effects of 7 major SOLAR FLARES that

SOLAR FLARES may disrupt GPS services and communications satellites ...
SOLAR FLARES may disrupt GPS services and communications satellites ...

SOLAR FLARES may disrupt GPS services and communications satellites ...

SOLAR FLARES may disrupt GPS services and communications satellites ...

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SOLAR FLARES

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Solar Prominance Eruption on 03-07-2012
Solar Prominance Eruption on 03-07-2012

Solar Prominance Eruption on 03-07-2012

Solar Prominance Eruption on 03-07-2012

Solar Prominance Eruption on 03-07-2012

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Sunscreen for Appliances
Sunscreen for Appliances

Sunscreen for Appliances

Sunscreen for Appliances

Sunscreen for Appliances

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Sun and Sunspot 1429 / 7 March 2012 © Keith Breazeal
Sun and Sunspot 1429 / 7 March 2012 © Keith Breazeal

Sun and Sunspot 1429 / 7 March 2012 © Keith Breazeal

Sun and Sunspot 1429 / 7 March 2012 © Keith Breazeal

Sun and Sunspot 1429 / 7 March 2012 © Keith Breazeal

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Sunspots 1429 & 1430 in Eruption on 03-07-2012
Sunspots 1429 & 1430 in Eruption on 03-07-2012

Sunspots 1429 & 1430 in Eruption on 03-07-2012

Sunspots 1429 & 1430 in Eruption on 03-07-2012

Sunspots 1429 & 1430 in Eruption on 03-07-2012

Sunspots 1429 & 1430 & 1428 in Eruption on 03-07-2012
Sunspots 1429 & 1430 & 1428 in Eruption on 03-07-2012

Sunspots 1429 & 1430 & 1428 in Eruption on 03-07-2012

Sunspots 1429 & 1430 & 1428 in Eruption on 03-07-2012

Sunspots 1429 & 1430 & 1428 in Eruption on 03-07-2012

Sunspots 1428 in Eruption on 03-07-2012
Sunspots 1428 in Eruption on 03-07-2012

Sunspots 1428 in Eruption on 03-07-2012

Sunspots 1428 in Eruption on 03-07-2012

Sunspots 1428 in Eruption on 03-07-2012

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Sun fires off 2 huge SOLAR FLARES, could impact weather on Earth
Sun fires off 2 huge SOLAR FLARES, could impact weather on Earth

Sun fires off 2 huge SOLAR FLARES, could impact weather on Earth

Sun fires off 2 huge SOLAR FLARES, could impact weather on Earth

March 6, 2012: NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captures the sun as it unleashed an X5.4-class solar flare at 7:04 pm EST. The flare appears as the bright spot in the upper left.NASA/SD A massive solar storm is due to arrive at Earth early Thursday, ...

News of the world in photos: SOLAR FLARES
News of the world in photos: SOLAR FLARES

News of the world in photos: SOLAR FLARES

News of the world in photos: SOLAR FLARES

COM STAFF An image released by NASA on Monday is a view of a X1 solar flare in a new active region on the sun, region 1429. It has let loose two M-class flares and one X-class so far. The M-class flares erupted on Friday and Sunde.

Solar flare may make auroras visible in Washington tonight
Solar flare may make auroras visible in Washington tonight

Solar flare may make auroras visible in Washington tonight

Solar flare may make auroras visible in Washington tonight

A big solar flare and possibly clear skies over Western Washington could give residents an eyeful of northern lights after midnight tonight and again Thursday evening. The eruption on the sun is the largest since December 2006, said Joe Kunches, ...

Sun Blocked by Mysterious Massive Object March 6 2012? – Video
Sun Blocked by Mysterious Massive Object March 6 2012? – Video

Sun Blocked by Mysterious Massive Object March 6 2012? – Video

Sun Blocked by Mysterious Massive Object March 6 2012? – Video

By LBG1 Two solar events occurred on March 7, 2012: a massive X-5 Class Solar Flare and a major planetary alignment-videos posted below. Another solar event occurred on March 6th, an event which raised the question, “Was the Sun 'blocked out?

Massive SOLAR FLARES erupt from the sun
Massive SOLAR FLARES erupt from the sun

Massive SOLAR FLARES erupt from the sun

Massive SOLAR FLARES erupt from the sun

RAW VISION: Two massive Solar flares from sun may result in geomagnetic storms on Earth. 08/03/12 Sorry. An error occured when submitting the form. Websites in the Fairfax Digital Network offer streaming video and audio in the Flash format.

Solar flare causes magnetic storm
Solar flare causes magnetic storm

Solar flare causes magnetic storm

Solar flare causes magnetic storm

The eruption, known as a coronal mass ejection (CME), has led to a "massive amount of solar particles heading towards Earth", which are expected to pass the planet, a spokesman for the Met Office said. But he added that the phenomenon was likely to go ...

Solar flare, largest in five years
Solar flare, largest in five years

Solar flare, largest in five years

Solar flare, largest in five years

But don't go sky-gazing just yet, the colorful glow of flares from the magnetic storm may not make their way as far south of Indiana. "It's very likely we will have a lot of them in the northern US. They may make their way to Indiana but we're going to ...

Solar blast could have earthly impact
Solar blast could have earthly impact

Solar blast could have earthly impact

Solar blast could have earthly impact

The outburst at 7:24 pm ET was followed about an hour later by an X1.3-class blast. Solar flares are rated on a letter-plus-number scale, with X being the most powerful category. Usually the numbers run from 1 to 9, but X-class flares can run higher.

Solar flare causes magnetic storm
Solar flare causes magnetic storm

Solar flare causes magnetic storm

Solar flare causes magnetic storm

The eruption, known as a coronal mass ejection (CME), has led to a "massive amount of solar particles heading towards Earth", which are expected to pass the planet, a spokesman for the Met Office said. But he added that the phenomenon was likely to go ...

SOLAR FLARES
SOLAR FLARES

SOLAR FLARES

SOLAR FLARES

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SOLAR FLARES
SOLAR FLARES

SOLAR FLARES

SOLAR FLARES

The sun erupts with one of the largest Solar flares of this solar cycle in a NASA photo taken March 6, 2012. The flare was categorized as an X5.4, making it the second largest flare -- after an X6.9 on August 9, 2011 -- since the sun's activity segued ...

Don't fear the effects of the solar flare
Don't fear the effects of the solar flare

Don't fear the effects of the solar flare

Don't fear the effects of the solar flare

The massive solar flare that launched off the sun this week should hit our atmosphere late Wednesday, and it's a biggie. It's actually bigger than a solar flare. It is what is known in the astronomy world as a CME, a coronal mass ejection.

Hawaii astronomers watch for solar storm
Hawaii astronomers watch for solar storm

Hawaii astronomers watch for solar storm

Hawaii astronomers watch for solar storm

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Astronomers in Hawaii say a large solar storm has the potential to disrupt technology in the islands. The storm is in the form of a solar flare that erupted from the sun on Tuesday. "Solar flares are large explosions on the ...

Solar Storm Heads For Earth
Solar Storm Heads For Earth

Solar Storm Heads For Earth

Solar Storm Heads For Earth

That's because the sun had two Solar flares associated with two coronal mass ejections. Coronal mass ejections involve massive amounts of energy and charged particles shooting out of the sun, and can cause problems if directed at Earth, as was the case ...

Huge SOLAR FLARES could make for big light show
Huge SOLAR FLARES could make for big light show

Huge SOLAR FLARES could make for big light show

Huge SOLAR FLARES could make for big light show

Two X-class Solar flares, the most power of its kind, were unleashed by the big star on Tuesday and it's expected there will be some serious solar wind in the air. James Pugsley with Astronomy North said the flares will be causing what's known as a ...

Big Solar Flare May Bring Major Aurora
Big Solar Flare May Bring Major Aurora

Big Solar Flare May Bring Major Aurora

Big Solar Flare May Bring Major Aurora

By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist A major solar flare that occurred Tuesday at 7:28 pm EST may yield a substantial aurora borealis (northern lights) over the next couple of nights. Scientists predict another solar flare early in the ...

Solar flares : Latest News, Information, Answers and Websites

2012: No Killer Solar Flare - Universe Today — Space and ...

We could be in for a huge firework display in 2012. The Sun will be approaching the peak of its 11-year cycle, called “solar maximum”, so we can expect a lot of ...

What is the effect of a magnetic earth and the suns SOLAR FLARES?

Every other planet,comet,moon,asteroid etc appears to be visited by Solar flares and solar wind. The Earth (so far ) seems to be rather mildly effected.Solar winds on Mars cause 300 mph winds. Is this due to the magnetic properties of the planet Earth? This solar wind has been noted on even new planets Xena and Sida(. names escape me at this point.) but as far away as they are they feel the solar tide. These new planets are even more distance than Pluto. However all other planets Mercury,Venus,Mars,Jupiter etc seem to be ravage by these solar winds. How are we protected? Do the magnetic forces of a rotating Earth deflect these winds somehow? Apparently. How lucky for us.
Answer: The earth IS protected from Solar flares. Unlike most other planets we have analyzed, the earth has an EMF field around it. Its like a magnet. Magnets have a North (positive) pole and a South (Negative) Pole. Electro-Motive Force (EMF) is a flow of electrons from the negative pole to the positive pole. This flow of electrons acts like a shield and deflects Solar flares from reaching the earth. Now, its not absolute! There are actually some Solar flares that do indeed reach us, but I think this is a bit much for this forum. I hope this helps!
Category: Earth Sciences & Geology

Thursday Afternoon Solar Flare to Hit Earth › 2.0: The Blogmocracy

GEOMAGNETIC STORM UPDATE: A CME propelled toward Earth by Wednesday morning's X5-class solar flare is expected to reach our planet on March 8th at 0625 UT (+/- 7 hr). Analysts at the Goddard Space Weather Lab, ...

Solar flare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A solar flare is a sudden brightening observed over the Sun surface or the solar limb, which is interpreted as a large energy release of up to 6 × 1025 joules of ...

SOLAR FLARES?

In the event that Solar flares become a threat, is a basement safe? Where might one be safer?
Answer: Solar flares mostly cause issues with communication sites. occasionally they disrupt the power grid. so far, thats all we can blame them for. in the event of a cosmic cataclysm, being in a basement is about the same as skipping across a field of daisies.
Category: Astronomy & Space

Biggest solar flare in five years heading toward Earth

WASHINGTON -- The largest solar flare in five years is racing toward Earth, threatening to unleash a torrent of charged particles that could disrupt power grids, GPS and airplane flights. The sun erupted Tuesday evening, and the effects should ...

Sun Unleashes Massive SOLAR FLARES in One-Two Punch | SOLAR FLARES ...

Two big Solar flares erupted from the suns surface over the last two days. Mondays flare was associated with a coronal mass ejection, a huge cloud of solar plasma ...

Do you believe that SOLAR FLARES are gunna destory the earth crust in anytime at all?

I mean like will the Solar flares ever happen to actualy destory the earth crust. Not in 2012 just about 1000 years in time?
Answer: There are many Solar flares every year. They add to the flow of charged particles called the solar wind that streams past Earth. That can sometimes cause problems with communications and increase auroral activity. It has absolutely no effect at all on solid rock, which is what the Earth's crust is made of. In several billion years the sun will expand into a red giant and engulf the Earth. At that point the crust will melt and vapourise into the sun's atmosphere. That's unless humans are still around then in which case we may have the technology to move Earth out of the way.
Category: Earth Sciences & Geology

Sun Fires Off 2 Huge SOLAR FLARES in One-Two Punch -- Fire in the ...

The sun unleashed a cosmic double whammy Tuesday (March 6), erupting with two major flares to cap a busy day of powerful solar storms. One of the flares is the most powerful solar eruption of the year, so far. Both of the huge flares ranked ...

Aurora alert: Solar flare aimed at Earth

UPDATE: GEOMAGNETIC STORM UPDATE: A CME propelled toward Earth by this mornings X5-class solar flare is expected to reach our planet on March 8th at 1:25 am EST (+/- 7 hr). Analysts at the Goddard Space Weather Lab, who prepared the CMEs forecast track ...

Solar Flare 2012: Massive Solar Storm Headed For Earth

One of the most powerful solar storms in the last five years was unleashed yesterday after a massive solar flare erupted from the sun. Space weather scientists are closely watching the sun’s activity as the storm could interfere with satellite ...

solar flare: Definition from Answers.com

solar flare n. A sudden eruption of magnetic energy released on or near the surface of the sun, usually associated with sunspots and accompanied by bursts

Sun Fires Off 2 Huge SOLAR FLARES in One-Two Punch | Space ...

1 day ago ... The sun unleashed two major X-class Solar flares in about one hour on March 6, 2012. One of the storms was a X5.4-class solar flare, the ...

After solar flare, massive storm speeds Earthward - CSMonitor.com

A solar flare Sunday triggered an outburst of solar material that should hit Earth Tuesday. The disturbance could lead to voltage swings on some power ...

What have been the worst disruptions on Earth from SOLAR FLARES?

I know that Solar flares do not make much of an impact on Earth, but the rare ones that do, what kind of an impact do they make on Earth? Are there power cuts? If there are disruptions, why did the solar flare cause them?
Answer: http://www.solarstorms.org/SRefStorms.html The most interesting one, from an "effect on humans" standpoint, is near the bottom. Scroll down to March 13, 1989. As you can see, this list of only the most notable ones usually only produce intense aurorae.
Category: Astronomy & Space

What would happen if Earth experienced massive SOLAR FLARES?

What would happen world wide to our electricity? what would happen to out plant life? would any part of the Earth experience forest fires as a direct result of the Solar flares? How would society survive [if we could]? would we know if the Solar flares are approaching, or would the flares be the same speed as light (therefore reaching Earth within seconds)? oh well. I was hoping to write an apocalyptic story for it, but i guess Solar flares are too boring.
Answer: In fact the Earth has experienced massive Solar flares, though not recently. In 1859 the largest recorded solar flare hit Earth, disrupting telegraph communications for weeks. A large enough solar flare could also cause large blackouts all over the world. Such a long disruption in global communications and power would, given our reliance on computer systems, certainly have a detrimental impact on our society. Total anarchy? Unlikely. Thanks to our wonderful atmosphere we would be shielded from any direct impacts (radiation, intense heat, etc) from Solar flares so don't worry about being cooked in your bed. We would have warning of an incoming solar flare, while parts of it do travel at the speed of light, light still takes about 8 minutes from the sun to Earth. However, the more detrimental impacts would come from a corona ejection, which lags 1-3 days behind the actual solar flare.
Category: Earth Sciences & Geology

Solar flare radiation could impact some communications, GPS

The sun is coming out of a long slumber, and scientists are bracing for the impacts of heightened solar activity here on Earth. A Tuesday-night solar flare shot the biggest wave of radiation, electrical and magnetic emissions in five years ...

Where can I find information about SOLAR FLARES of 1985?

Im writing a story and was wondering when Solar flares happened in 1985.
Answer: NASA http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/swift/bursts/monster_flare.html http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/flares.shtml
Category: Astronomy & Space

SOLAR FLARES

A flare is defined as a sudden, rapid, and intense variation in brightness. A solar flare occurs when magnetic energy that has built up in the solar atmosphere is ...

Sun Unleashes Biggest Solar Flare Yet of 2012 | SOLAR FLARES ...

This story was updated at 4:13 p.m. EST. A massive solar flare — the strongest one so far this year — erupted today (Jan. 27) from the same active region of the ...

Astral Bodies

PACKING FOR MARS The Curious Science of Life in the Void By Mary Roach Illustrated. 334 pp. W. W. Norton & Company. $25.95 Anyone who thinks astronauts ply a glamorous trade would do well to read Mary Roachs Packing for Mars. The book is an often hilarious, sometimes queasy-making catalog of the strange stuff devised to permit people to - M. G. Lord is the author of Astro Turf: The Private Life of Rocket Science. - By M. G. LORD

If the atmosphere was stronger, would it be harder to see SOLAR FLARES?

Would a stronger ionosphere/ozone/atmosphere make resistance on the visibility of Solar flares? Not like Northern Lights, but the Aug 3rd, 2010 solar flare storm.
Answer: There wasn't a flare on August 3. There was one on August 1. It took two days for the ejected matter to reach us. What occurred on August 3 WAS Northern Lights (unless you were in the Southern Hemisphere, then it would've been Southern Lights), caused by matter ejected from the Sun interacting with Earth's Geomagnetic Field. As it stands, you can't really see a solar flare without a telescope. A higher atmospheric pressure would increase atmospheric scattering and make it harder for us to determine anything in the night sky of low magnitude. Of the objects which were bright enough to see, the 'shimmer' would be greater.
Category: Astronomy & Space

Massive solar flare headed toward Earth, may spark celestial light ...

Jan. 19, 2012: A powerful M2-class solar flare erupts from the sun in this image from NASAs Solar Dynamics Observatory.NASA/SDO A powerful flare erupted ...

YOUR MONEY; Dividends Like BPs Look Safe, Until Theyre Not

If you own BP shares and rely on the dividends for your retirement income, you now matter less than shrimp boat owners and tourism workers in the Gulf of Mexico. Thats the net result of the announcement on Wednesday that BP will suspend its dividend and set aside money for cleanup costs and the compensation of workers who have lost income because - Ron Lieber Your Money column; announcement that BP will suspend its dividend to set aside money for cleanup costs and compensation resulting from oil spill is reminder to investors that relying on dividends for retirement income is risky strategy; conventional wisdom holds that stocks that pay dividends are safe bets, with payouts meaning that company is strong; financial experts suggest that investors diversify, warning against relying on strength of one stock, no matter how stable it seems; photo (M) - By RON LIEBER

Solar Flare Theory - NASA - Home

Table of Contents These pages are about Solar flares, the biggest explosions in the solar system. Their purpose is to provide

I.H.T. OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR; Celestial Storm Warnings

Weather is often in the headlines. But largely unnoticed last month was the weather that forced airlines flying the polar route between the United States and Asia to detour south over Alaska. This unusual routing was a response to a space weather event -- an enormous ejection of charged gas from the Sun capable of scrambling terrestrial - By JOHN P. HOLDREN and JOHN BEDDINGTON

What effect does sunspots and SOLAR FLARES have on Earths weather,and do they have different effects?

I recall this topic disscussed in physics class, however that was many many years ago. I also cant remember if the Solar flares have an efect on weather paterns or just the Van Allen radiation belts?
Answer: This is a very good question. Not only may it cause interference in certain radio frequencies at the earth's surface but it's greatest effects are on satellites and humans in space. For example, the very first launch of the Shuttle had to be delayed due to a very active solar flare at the time. Satellites can experience what are called SEUs or Single event upsets when nuclear particles in the flare reach on-board computer chips and sensor detectors. Sometimes these events have rendered a satellite useless for quite some time.
Category: Weather

SOLAR FLARES 2012 | Your #1 Resource for SOLAR FLARES 2012

December 21 2012 official countdown! Solar flares 2012? The day that everything changes...What will happen to you?...This is not another sky is falling warning like ...

Two Strong SOLAR FLARES Could Disrupt Earth Communications ...

Two gigantic Solar flares that erupted on the surface of the Sun on Wednesday night have produced magnificent, jaw-dropping imagery and movies of our star's unpredictable might, but the impact on Earth could be decidedly ...

Jordan Belson, 85, Experimental Filmmaker

Jordan Belson, an experimental filmmaker whose work -- abstract, mutable and hypnotic -- is a series of studies of color, movement and light, died on Sept. 6 at his home in San Francisco. He was 85. His death, of heart failure, was announced on the Web site of the Center for Visual Music, an archive devoted to the work of abstract and experimental - By MARGALIT FOX

Solar Flare Seen To Make Impact On Earthly Electronics

Solar Flare – On Tuesday evening, the largest flare seen in the Sun’s current activity cycle could soon effect electronics when it reaches Earth. Joe Kunches, a space scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather ...

Largest Solar Flare May Create Sky Show - ABC News

16 hours ago ... Solar flare seen by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. NASA image The geomagnetic storm unleashed overnight by the biggest solar flare ...

The Sun unleashes an X5.4 class flare | Bad Astronomy | Discover ...

The BBC screened a fairly good edition of their science vehicle Horizon yesterday – all about Solar flares and CMEs, how they pose a threat to our electronics-based world and what we are starting to do to mitigate the risk.

SOLAR FLARES: Earth hit by biggest space storm in almost seven ...

Solar flares: Earth hit by biggest space storm in almost seven years A powerful solar flare has unleashed the biggest radiation storm in nearly seven years as the Sun ...

SpaceWeather.com -- News and information about meteor showers ...

39 minutes ago ... GEOMAGNETIC STORM UPDATE: A CME propelled toward Earth by yesterday's X5-class solar flare is expected to reach our planet on March ...

Huge SOLAR FLARES Magnetic Storm May Disrupt Satellites, Power Grids

This story was updated at 1:19 p.m. EST. A massive solar flare that erupted from the sun late Tuesday (March 6) is unleashing one of the most powerful solar storms in more than five years, a solar tempest that may potentially interfere with satellites in ...

Boulder scientists monitoring SOLAR FLARES headed to Earth

BOULDER — A pair of massive Solar flares that erupted from the suns surface Tuesday at about 5 p.m. Colorado time are expected to slam into the Earth early Thursday morning, possibly affecting communications and power, according to the Space ...

SOLAR FLARES Unleashed By Sun On March 6 Include Strongest This ...

By: Tariq Malik Published: 03/07/2012 07:31 AM EST on SPACE.com The sun unleashed a cosmic double whammy Tuesday (March 6), erupting with two major flares to cap a busy day of powerful solar storms.

Crying Wolf Over SOLAR FLARES? | Daily Pundit

WASHINGTON (AP) — An impressive solar flare is heading toward Earth and could disrupt power grids, satellite navigating systems and airplane flights. But probably not. We seem to be getting one of these every month or so.

How are SOLAR FLARES dangerous for astronauts?

It takes Solar flares 8 minutes to travel from the sun to the earth. So why do astronauts have to react instantly when they observe a flare?
Answer: Energetic protons from Solar flares can damage Earth-orbiting satellites and endanger astronauts. they are closer to the sun than we at our computers are on the ground of the Earth are. How? A study of the most powerful solar flare of the past 500 years suggests that another like it would carry enough punch to kill astronauts in a poorly shielded spacecraft. The crew of a future mission to Mars might be at risk unless their craft is made of the right materials. Solar flares send high-energy protons streaming through the solar system, and the radiation is sometimes intense enough to endanger the health of astronauts. In January, the two men on the International Space Station had to shelter in the bulkier Russian side of the station during a particularly powerful series of flares. Scientists have only been able to directly measure the radiation from solar eruptions for the past four decades. The sun probably produces flares bigger than any seen during this time, so to estimate the worst-case event, they used to simply add together the intensities of two known events, or combine the properties peculiar to each. Now, Lawrence Townsend of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, US, and his colleagues have calculated the radiation effects of the most powerful solar flare ever recorded, based on evidence that the flare left behind in Greenland's ice nearly 150 years ago. The event was seen by the British astronomer Richard Carrington in September 1859 (New Scientist print edition, 4 September 2004). It easily surpassed the monster eruption of March 1989, which knocked out the power grid in Quebec, Canada. High-energy protons The radiation from the Carrington flare created nitrates and beryllium-10 in Earth's upper atmosphere. These ended up frozen into Greenland ice, allowing scientists today to measure their levels in ice cores. The amount of nitrates implies that Earth's atmosphere was hit by about 20 billion high-energy protons per square centimetre, more than in any other event of the past 500 years. And the beryllium reveals that the energy spectrum of these protons was roughly equivalent to that of a flare recorded in August 1972. Townsend's team used this information to calculate the radiation doses astronauts would receive from a Carrington-type flare, given different levels of shielding. They found that astronauts behind only a few centimetres of aluminium - the shielding found in the average spacecraft - would suffer a dose that could cause acute radiation sickness and possibly even death. This should not alarm astronauts on the space station, says Townsend. Parts of the station have enough shielding even for this worst-case event, and the Sun's activity is closely monitored, so the crew should get several hours' warning to hide if a huge flare erupts. But it may have implications for the design of long-duration interplanetary manned missions. Conventional aluminium might not be the best choice of building material for a spacecraft for Mars. "Aluminium is not a good radiation shield," says Townsend. "We are looking at alternative materials, such as polyethylene and carbon foams impregnated with hydrogen. A worst-case event would probably be survivable if you use some other material than aluminium."
Category: Astronomy & Space

SOLAR FLARES

Flare Characteristics. Solar flares are tremendous explosions on the surface of the Sun. In a matter of just a few minutes they heat material to many millions of ...

Stunning auroras sparked by solar flare

"Glowing green and red, shimmering hypnotically across the night sky, the aurora borealis is a wonder to behold," says NASA Sciences Tony Phillips. A spectacular show of auroras could be visible over the next couple of days as far south as ...

Solar flare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A solar flare is a sudden brightening observed over the Sun surface or the solar limb, which is interpreted as a large energy release of up to 6 × 10 25 joules of ...

Solar Flare Heads for Earth | FOX8.com – Cleveland news ...

By Dave Hennen, CNN Senior Meteorologist (CNN) -- U.S. politics had its "Super Tuesday" yesterday, and so did the sun, says Joseph Kunches from NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colorado.

SOLAR FLARES.........?

what are Solar flares, and how are they produced ? and if anyone could give me some websites, that would be even better, thanks
Answer: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&defl=en&q=define:Solar+flares&ei=NvhMS6f8MdKxlAe18oGODQ&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title&ved=0CAcQkAE
Category: Astronomy & Space

Solar Flare May Spark Weekend Northern Lights Show - Yahoo! News

A powerful flare erupted from the sun Thursday (Jan. 19), unleashing a plasma wave that may supercharge the northern lights for skywatchers in high latitudes this ...

Solar flare may hit satellite communications, GPS

Associated Press. The solar flare, which erupted Sunday night, started bombarding Earth with radiation an hour later.

O Suburbia, With a Touch Of the Cosmic

OLD BETHPAGE, N.Y. THE filmmaker Eric Mendelsohn began a recent guided tour of his Long Island hometown by invoking the wide-eyed perspective of his younger self. I didnt understand that other places in the world were more interesting, he said. Because it was a given, because it was what I knew, I always just assumed this was the most - By DENNIS LIM

Sun unleashes X-5 Class solar flare | The Extinction Protocol: 2012 ...

March 7, 2011 –SPACE – Major Solar Flare: Big sunspot AR1429 has unleashed another major flare. This one is the strongest yet, an X5-class eruption on March 7th at 00:28 UT. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory ...

The Coast of Utopia

Cabo Polonio, a remote beach village in southeastern Uruguay, sits on a green peninsula between the Atlantic and a desert landscape of shifting sand dunes. Strewn across the grassy promontory are a single lighthouse and a few hundred whimsical dwellings. Rasta-colored flags serve as wind vanes, tinted glass bottles are embedded in walls, and - By MAXINE SWANN

SpaceWeather.com -- News and information about meteor showers ...

Forecasts of Solar flares and geomagnetic storms, plus daily animations of the sun.

Huge Solar Flare's Magnetic Storm May Disrupt Satellites, Power ...

16 hours ago ... A massive solar flare that erupted March 6 is the strongest in five years and may trigger satellite and power grid disruptions, scientists say.

GREENTECH; When Electric-Car Batteries Die, Where Will They End Up?

A DECADE from now, owners of electric cars, having driven their share of clean and green miles, may encounter a dashboard light flashing an unwelcome message: Check Battery. Their first concern, quite likely, will be the expense of a new battery, which could be $10,000 or more based on todays prices, though production breakthroughs might lower - By DON SHERMAN

Solar flare dramatic, not problematic in Va.

A solar flare thats expected to hit the Earth today should cause no major problems for Virginia, but it could put on a show in our night sky, one expert says. The flare could hurt short-wave radio broadcasts and cause mild problems for GPS ...

Astral Bodies

PACKING FOR MARS The Curious Science of Life in the Void By Mary Roach Illustrated. 334 pp. W. W. Norton & Company. $25.95 Anyone who thinks astronauts ply a glamorous trade would do well to read Mary Roachs Packing for Mars. The book is an often hilarious, sometimes queasy-making catalog of the strange stuff devised to permit people to - M. G. Lord is the author of Astro Turf: The Private Life of Rocket Science. - By M. G. LORD

Can the Earths magnetic field changing affect the SOLAR FLARES?

I heard that the poles are switching, also that the Solar flares dissrupt the protective field around the earth that causes temperature increases? It is linked to global warming. I know my facts are messed up in my head, can you clarify this?
Answer: Little or nothing the Earth can do would affect the sun. Much that the sun can do effects the Earth. The Earth is protected from the ravages of space and intense UV by its thick complex layer of atmospheres. This series of swirling and changing atmospheric layers is kept in place by the Earth's very strong but constantly shifting magnetic field. The magnetic field is caused by the spinning and churning of the Earth's molten core. Like the weather, changes in the Earth's magnetic field can be predicted but because of their complexity we can only get a general forecast. Starting sometime in the next 20-50 years the Earth's magnetic field will go through a big flux that will last 5-10 years. During that time we will need to take extra precaution to avoid long sun exposure, heat stroke, sunburn, and other short term and long term exposure dangers. Magnetic compasses will malfunction. Weather will be erratic. Then it will even itself out and become "normal" again for another 10,ooo years or so. PS: “Global Warming” is an entirely different process (if it exists at all). It will be nearly impossible to measure any effect of humans on the global environment with so many other changes going on. Though we are clearly destroying local environments and habitats with our continuing urban sprawl (we do love our concrete and garbage), we seem to have little effect on the entire planet besides making the neighborhood we live in less habitable for all living things. Surprisingly, carbon dioxide levels seem to be lower then expected and the receding of glaciers is slower than it should be considering we are still moving away from our last ice age. The term Global Warming was a theory of one possible type of damage we could be doing to the Earth. The data is in and it is not happening. Unfortunately many corporations are invested in the term and refuse to let it go. That is sad because many people have stopped looking for real dangers to our environment and are pushing an outdated agenda and political model.
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The Environmental Impact of SOLAR FLARES

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Sun Sends SOLAR FLARES Speeding Toward Earth; Will Hit Thursday [VIDEO]

The sun ejected two huge Solar flares Tuesday, and NASA says that we here on Earth may notice the effects of magnetic fields and ionized gases that it estimates will arrive around 1:25 a.m. ET Thursday. So, if you detect some electronic ...

Will the solar storm disrupt power grids? (+video)

A massive solar flare that erupted from the sun late Tuesday (March 6) is unleashing one of the most powerful solar storms in more than five years, a solar tempest that may potentially interfere with satellites in orbit and power grids when it ...

Solar Flare Sparks Biggest Eruption Ever Seen on Sun

Solar Flare Sparks Biggest Eruption Ever Seen on Sun Enormous ejection of particles into space shocks scientists.

SOLAR FLARES disrupt radio, some GPS

A solar storm was expected to hit Earth late Wednesday night, March 7, potentially disrupting communications and satellites. Solar storms begin with sun spots, but not the sun spots you get on your skin from too much exposure to ultraviolet light.

What are some of the more dangerous effects that SOLAR FLARES have on Earth?

Could a huge one shut down electronics for a long period of time? I am a writer and am writing a fictional story at the moment that might have Solar flares in it. Therefore, I need to know the effects they can have on Earth and technology in general.
Answer: Solar flares? Not many. Solar storms, however, could cause the entire world to have a blackout, devastating our modern life.
Category: Astronomy & Space

How can I use a microwave oven to protect my laptop against SOLAR FLARES or epmS?

Novice pioneer survivalist woman here that has no idea of how the microwave can be used to protect my laptop or radio, etc in case EMP or Solar flares. As I am just entering into the wonderful world of prepping and have no understanding of such technical matters as constructing a faraday cage (I dont have any carpentry skills either...sigh), I need to know basic info on easy prepping to protect these items. Thanks for any help.
Answer: An EMP will induce currents in any electronic devices, whether or not they are powered up, and destroy them (usually by way of a static discharge across a MOSFET gate or forward bias of JFET devices). You could conceivably protect your laptop by putting it in your microwave (without turning the microwave on, of course!), but you do not need to do anything to protect yourself from Solar flares. They happen all the time and never cause problems with consumer electronic devices. Occasionally a very large solar flare will cause a voltage surge in the grid. If you're on grid power, there's not much you can do about this, except use surge protectors.
Category: Engineering

ARTSBEAT; Covering Up Shakespeares Name to Protest a Film

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust had no apparent problems with Roland Emmerichs previous movies about genocidal space aliens, apocalyptic Solar flares and life in prehistoric times. But when Mr. Emmerich messed with Shakespeare, thats where the trust drew the line - right through the name of the playwright it is set up to protect. The trust, a - By DAVE ITZKOFF

SOLAR FLARES - NASA - Home

What is a Solar Flare? A flare is defined as a sudden, rapid, and intense variation in brightness. A solar flare occurs when magnetic energy that has built up in the ...

SOLAR FLARES are huge filaments of excited arching gas extending hundreds of thousands of km above the surface?

Solar flares are huge filaments of excited arching gas extending hundreds of thousands of km above the surface of the sun. True or false? Cant find any help in my textbook.
Answer: When, at the beginning of the year, you were told to get book covers they meant ones that still allowed the book to be opened.
Category: Earth Sciences & Geology

Second Biggest Flare Of the Solar Cycle

NASA models using data from the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) and the Solar Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) have now provided more information about the two CMEs associated with the two March 6 flares. The first is traveling faster than ...

what would happen if the SOLAR FLARES that are prodicted to happen hit earth and the upper atmoshere, and the?

2012 is supposed to have the strongest and most intense Solar flares in recorded history.
Answer: It is predicted that 2013 is thought to have a milder than normal season of Solar flares. You are getting bogus information most likely from scaremongers.
Category: Astronomy & Space

OP-ED CONTRIBUTORS; Hows the Weather?

LATELY, the Sun has been behaving a bit strangely. In 2008 and 2009, it showed the least surface activity in nearly a century. Solar flare activity stopped cold and weeks and months went by without any sunspots, or areas of intense magnetism. Quiet spells are normal for the Sun, but researchers alive today had never seen anything like that two-year - Op-Ed article by physicists Madhulika Guhathakurta and Daniel N Baker welcomes fact that policy makers are paying attention to space weather; says Sun is approaching peak of its magnetic cycle, when unpredictable solar storms are most likely to occur; warns both high and low solar activity can have serious effects on life on Earth; drawing (M) - Madhulika Guhathakurta is a solar physicist at NASA. Daniel N. Baker is the director of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado. These views are their own. - By MADHULIKA GUHATHAKURTA and DANIEL N. BAKER

Solar Flare Could Disrupt Power Grid, Satellites (VIDEO)

A solar flare that erupted Tuesday and will likely hit Earth as soon as Thursday could prove to be a nuisance for communications and electrical systems. SPACE.com reports that the solar storm caused by this months massive flare could interfere ...

SOLAR STORM WARNING, NASA 2012-13, PREPPERS

Massive Flare FROM Solar Storm. 02.15.12 - Another massive Solar Storm Slams Into Earth yet again just weeks later! Airlines yet again are forced to reroute ...

How do we protect ourselves from SOLAR FLARES? What will be our survival options?

When we look at mayan calendar 2012. it some times scares me for a moment, but we need to look what survival options we have. Solar fares to a greater extent can wipe off larger part of life on the planet if our planet is not shielded. Is there a way we can protect Earths atmosphere from these flares, do we have any technology or anything which can prevent this, rather than watching this happen...
Answer: We have a maximum of Solar flares every eleven years. They sometimes interfere with communications, but they haven't presented any danger to human life. There is no reason to believe that the next one will present any more danger than those in the past. "Can Our Sun Produce a Killer Flare? The short answer to this is "no". The longer answer is a little more involved. Whilst a solar flare from out Sun, aimed directly at us, could cause secondary problems such as satellite damage and injury to unprotected astronauts and blackouts, the flare itself is not powerful enough to destroy Earth, certainly not in 2012. I dare say, in the far future when the Sun begins to run out of fuel and swell into a red giant, it might be a bad era for life on Earth, but we have a few billion years to wait for that to happen. There could even be the possibility of several X-class flares being launched and by pure bad luck we may get hit by a series of CMEs and X-ray bursts, but none will be powerful to overcome our magnetosphere, ionosphere and thick atmosphere below."
Category: Astronomy & Space

SOLAR FLARES

Information on coronal mass ejections, causes of Solar flares, and solar winds.

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