Friday, March 2, 2012

1 in 8 Chance of Catastrophic Solar Megastorm by 2020

1 in 8 Chance of Catastrophic Solar Megastorm by 2020:

Earth’s sun goes through an 11-year cycle of increased and decreased activity. During solar maximum, it’s dotted with many sunspots and enormous magnetic whirlwinds erupt from its surface. Occasionally, these flares burst outward from the sun, spewing a mass of charged particles out into space.

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