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A storm is coming: Sun's poles are set to FLIP within four months and it could lead to bad weather and radio disruption
Cincinnatus:
Summary:
--- Quote ---The sun's magnetic field reverses its polarity once every 11 years or so
Flip represents a peak in solar activity where bursts of energy are released
These bursts can lead to space storms and changes to Earth's climate
Radio and satellite communications may also be affected
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2385401/A-storm-coming-Suns-magnetic-field-set-FLIP-lead-bad-weather-radio-disruption.html
For those who want a different perspective NASA has created a video describing the coming flip:
http://www.space.com/22271-sun-magnetic-field-flip.html
GourmetDan:
Remember all the havoc the last time this happened?
Me neither...
Rapunzel:
--- Quote from: GourmetDan on August 07, 2013, 07:02:30 pm ---Remember all the havoc the last time this happened?
Me neither...
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It has flipped, we know that for sure. Isn't it hypothesized this is one of the reasons dinosaurs went extinct?
GourmetDan:
--- Quote from: Rapunzel on August 07, 2013, 09:42:53 pm ---It has flipped, we know that for sure. Isn't it hypothesized this is one of the reasons dinosaurs went extinct?
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No... it does it every 11 years or so...
Oceander:
--- Quote from: Rapunzel on August 07, 2013, 09:42:53 pm ---It has flipped, we know that for sure. Isn't it hypothesized this is one of the reasons dinosaurs went extinct?
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You may be thinking of the Earth's magnetic field reversing itself (although I have no idea if it had anything to do with the dinos dying out).
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