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NASA Warns of Potential "Huge Space Storm" In 2013
Low Ranked Craig writes "Senior space agency scientists believe the Earth will be hit with unprecedented levels of magnetic energy from solar flares after the Sun wakes 'from a deep slumber' sometime around 2013. In a new warning, NASA said the super storm could hit like 'a bolt of lightning' and could cause catastrophic consequences for the world's health, emergency services, and national security — unless precautions are taken. Scientists believe damage could extend to everyday items such as home computers, iPods, and sat navs. 'We know it is coming but we don't know how bad it is going to be,' said Dr. Richard Fisher, the director of NASA's Heliophysics division. 'I believe we're on the threshold of a new era in which space weather can be as influential in our daily lives as ordinary terrestrial weather.' Fisher concludes. 'We take this very seriously indeed.'"
Only when the word is pronounced as a word, not a series of letters, i.e. USA, FBI, CIA are all caps but Nasa and Nato are not because you don't pronounce the letters. You're welcome to make your own version of our language just please don't call it English - it just leads to confusion and arguments. At the very least call it American English.
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2013 is the new 2012.
Science advances one funeral at a time- Max Planck
Although I might not trust the weatherman's forecast for this Friday, I will trust his assertion that it's going to start getting cold around November.
This is only true if you live in the Northern Hemisphere. For a conversion to the Southern Hemisphere just take the temperature C or F and swap it with F or C. So if the weather forecast for Australia says 35 degrees, and you live in the US, in November, its likely to be right. And in July, when its 35F here, it'll be about right for Australia.
So give the weather man some credit. He might be full of crap most of the time, but how many news people do you know that can do two hemispheres at once?
I rest my case.
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Also, itym "affect" not "effect"