Massive solar storm to hit earth tonight.

[Guest guest]

This is the kind of storm that in the late 1800's blew out telegraphs as far south as Kansas. We'll just have to wait and see how bad this one will be. This could also be a sign that the sun is waking up. It has been overdue for the upswing of the solar cycle for several years. Once it heads toward maximum again, we can expect to see temperatures rise here on earth.

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http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/08/03/spectacular-northern-lights-signals-sun-waking/

Earth is bracing for a cosmic tsunami Tuesday night as tons of plasma from a massive solar flare head directly toward the planet.

The Sun's surface erupted early Sunday morning, shooting a wall of ionized atoms directly at Earth, scientists say. It is expected to create a geomagnetic storm and a spectacular light show -- and it could pose a threat to satellites in orbit, as well.

"This eruption is directed right at us and is expected to get here early in the day on Aug. 4," said Leon Golub of the Harvard-sonian Center for Astrophysics. "It's the first major Earth-directed eruption in quite some time."

[Guest guest]

Very interesting. We will have to see what happens indeed.

Administrator

This is the kind of storm that in the late 1800's blew out telegraphs as far

south as Kansas. We'll just have to wait and see how bad this one will be. This

could also be a sign that the sun is waking up. It has been overdue for the

upswing of the solar cycle for several years. Once it heads toward maximum

again, we can expect to see temperatures rise here on earth.