A close-up of the blast site shows an inky-dark plume of plasma spiralling away from the explosion. The darkness of the material is a sign that it was extra-dense and cool relative to the surrounding atmosphere of the sun.
DOUBLE ERUPTION (UPDATED) - SpaceWeather.com: Sunspot AR1667 erupted this morning (Feb. 6th @ 00:21 UT), producing a double-peaked C9-class solar flare that lasted more than ten hours from beginning to end.
The slowly-unfolding explosion also hurled two CMEs into space. The clouds are not heading directly for Earth, but they could deliver glancing blows to our planet's magnetic field on Feb. 9-10. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras this weekend
If this space "weather" can have an effect on our satellites, and electronics and power infrastructure on earth, why is it not conceivable to climate scientist that space "weather" can have an effect on our climate too?
While Piers is having some mixed success based on his solar/lunar forecasting technique, there doesn't seem to be much research coming from academia/meteorological groups.
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If this space "weather" can have an effect on our satellites, and electronics and power infrastructure on earth, why is it not conceivable to climate scientist that space "weather" can have an effect on our climate too?
While Piers is having some mixed success based on his solar/lunar forecasting technique, there doesn't seem to be much research coming from academia/meteorological groups.