The Equatorial Ozone Hole
In March, 2012, a hole in the Ozone Layer above Greenland appeared suddenly. By the year’s end, a dramatic melting of Greenland’s ice sheet was observed. The Antarctic hole has become a thing of the past. And according to the UN, the ozone layer depletion has stopped. “Mission Accomplished!!” they said back in 2010. Looking … Read more
Solar Cycle 24 – Solar Maximum Has Arrived
Our Sun has a magnetic cycle that spans approxamately 22 years from peak to peak. In the above image, the positive and negative polarity is presented in a black vs. white presentation. For about 11 years, the polarity of the sunspots in the northern hemisphere cross the Sun in a black/white/black/white fashion, while the spots in … Read more
Milky Way Will go ‘Relativistic’ In Near Future, AGN
Today, October 6, 2012, at 10:27 UTC, the most important telegram (to date) was posted in The Astronomer’s Telegram- http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=4456 I have re-printed it in full here, acknowledging that I have, in no way, any ownership of the presented information. All links to previous ATels will lead you to the wonderful site listed above, … Read more
Sea Ice Levels Begin to Increase, 09/19/2012
Data from the Naval Ice Center shows that the 2012 Minimum Ice Levels have been reached and we have begun to GAIN sea ice. After falling to the lowest levels seen in recorded history, between September 19 and September 26 sea ice has increased by 268,700 sq km. Though the ice will not be as … Read more
CME To Cause Nationwide Powerfailure?
Could the en-route pair of powerful Coronal Mass Ejections, due to impact our planet on June 16, be the one? (One, because they have COMBINED into one mass storm!) This is the projected path, found on spaceweather.com and created by the men and women at GSFC- As we approach predicted Solar Maximum in early 2013, should we … Read more
2nd CME Causes 2nd January Tornado Outbreak
From the NWS- NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 844 AM CST WED JAN 25 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR… MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS… * UNTIL 915 AM CST * AT 840 AM CST…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE … Read more
Coronal Mass Ejection Kills 4 In Southern United States
Impact from a CME causes a rare January sever weather outbreak in the Southern United States. At posting, 2 confirmed people dead and 2 unconfirmed. The news of the CME leaving the Sun was reported 3 days prior to impact here on Earth…. 3 DAYS WARNING. yet sever weather was forecasted only 6 to 12 HOURS before … Read more
Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) Causes Tornado Outbreak
The impact of an Earth directed CME on January 22, 2012, has sparked a sever weather outbreak across the southern United States. The NWS has issued a PDS statement and, as of posting, at least one person has been trapped inside their home due to a fallen tree. The CME compressed Earth’s magnetosphere and exposed … Read more
Geomagnetic Storm Strikes Earth- Expect Thunderstorms and Wild Weather Soon
Earth’s magnetosphere (simulation) from the NICT on 2011/11/22 A Geomagnetic storm is currently raging, causing our magnetosphere to, at first, compress, then expand as the shockwave pass our planet. this, as the solar activity is in a ‘lull’. Sunspot count is at 101 and flares have been all directed away from Earth. On … Read more
Blazar TXS 0529+075 May Have Kicked Off the Betelgeuse Supernova
Above: Orion. Alpha Orion, aka Betelgeuse, may have gone nova within the past 640 years. The following is found at the astronomerstelegram.org, posted 19 Nov 2011; 12:03 UT Quote: Swift observations of the flaring GeV blazar OG 050 (TXS 0529+075) Subjects: Optical, Ultra-Violet, X-ray, AGN, Blazar, Quasar Following the reported flaring activity of the flat spectrum radio … Read more
