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
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
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
Cosmoclimatology: Svensmark Clouds and CMEs Effect on Atmospheric Water Content
Below is a quote from- http://hypsithermal.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/latest-from-svensmark-… I will try to find out more about this because I deeply feel this is the answer to just about everything. As we came out of this last deep solar minimum in December 2009, it became obvious after each CME or sunspot flare the atmosphere was reacting. Quote- … Read more
Sunspot Number Falls to 30, Climbs to 84
After the Sun’s dramatic fall to zero and subsequent climb to 90, a peak of 127 was seen on 7/19/2011. Eight days later, the count bottomed out at 30. Last night and this morning, the Sunspot number stands at 84. IF the pattern holds, we will see a return to low twenties in around … Read more
Sunspot Count Falls to Zero… Then Skyrockets to 90.
On 7/15/2011 @ 0226 the Sunspot count stood at 90. At 0321 on 7/15/2011 it had dropped to 79. That number held through 0216 on 7-16-2011. The image above is the most recent observation posted on the SDO site. By my count the Sunspot number is between 10 and 12. At 0432 on 7/16/2011, the … Read more
Earth’s Weather Is Caused By Space Weather.
Point blank, simple, and complete. Muons (subatomic particles) entering our atmosphere penetrate deeper than any of the other cosmic rays due to their larger mass. When these quantum particles strike an SO2 molecule, they pass a charge and make cloud formation possible. SO2 provides nucleation sites for water to condense and… viola. Clouds, and then rain, … Read more
The Final 1000 Days: Observations on a Dying World Made by One of Its Inhabitants
Original entry date: 5-20-2010 945 days We are now in another stretch of 11 days without sunspots. Though, a 100,000 KM long filament is stretching across the northern limb of the Sun. It is coming into position facing us. We’ve seen solar storms blasting Earth off and on for about two weeks. This one … Read more
The Final 1000 Days: Observations on a Dying World Made by One of Its Inhabitants
Original entry date: 5-20-2010 976 days Heard a stat yesterday…. in the three known eruptions of this (Icelandic volcano ”Eyek”) volcano, the second volcano has erupted, too. So it is only a matter of time. No sunspots for a 6th day. Weather is cool with humidity in the 30% range. If climate … Read more
