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Backward Sunspot Heralds Next Solar Cycle

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the so-long-as-it-doesn't-crash-my-plane dept.

GoramFrackinWacko writes "A backward sunspot chronicled on July 31st heralds the next solar cycle, and it looks to be a big one! From the article: 'Satellite operators and NASA mission planners are bracing for this next solar cycle because it is expected to be exceptionally stormy, perhaps the stormiest in decades. Sunspots and solar flares will return in abundance, producing bright auroras on Earth and dangerous proton storms in space.'"

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  1. Re:wishing for news by timster · · Score: 4, Informative

    Inside the article there is a link to an article about why they are planning for a more intense solar cycle. It's not "purely conjecture".

    http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/10mar_stor mwarning.htm

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