The sun may kill us all in less than a week

[fabrarity 138]

NASA HAS lied in the past... I think this was either a misunderstanding or a rumor.

[Hovershy 3,814]

Yikes... 

 

I highly doubt that will happen but if it did, it would probably kill us all so fast no one would even know it happened. 

[KlutsyDraconequus 120]

gone before we can warn that generation

 

this generation, they dont know...

That is if we live that long. The human race rapidly destroying the earth.

[Astral Blitzen 469]

*Sigh*

 

:Product: Advisory Outlook advisory-outlook.txt
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Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Boulder, Colorado, USA

SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #15-6
2015 February 8 at 7:12 p.m. MST (2015 February 9 0212 UTC)

**** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK ****

Summary For February 2-8

G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm conditions were observed on 02 Feb.

R1 (Minor) radio blackout conditions were observed on 04 Feb.

No S1 or greater solar radiation stroms were observed.

Outlook For February 9-15

G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm conditions are likely on 28 Feb and 01 Mar.

No R1 or greater radio blackout conditions are expected.

No S1 or greater solar radiation storms are expected.

[BronySteel 79]

That's cool.

I doubt it. But even if it did happen, I wouldn't really care because considering the strength of solar flares, we'd all disintegrate instantaneously. 

 

Honestly, though, this is a comforting thought. If it were to happen right this instant, we'd feel nothing.

[Astral Blitzen 469]

*Sigh*

 

:Product: Advisory Outlook advisory-outlook.txt

:Issued: 2015 Feb 09 0215 UTC

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# Prepared by the Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center

# Please send comments and suggestions to SWPC.Webmaster@noaa.gov

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center

Boulder, Colorado, USA

 

SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #15-6

2015 February 8 at 7:12 p.m. MST (2015 February 9 0212 UTC)

 

**** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK ****

 

Summary For February 2-8

 

G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm conditions were observed on 02 Feb.

 

R1 (Minor) radio blackout conditions were observed on 04 Feb.

 

No S1 or greater solar radiation stroms were observed.

 

Outlook For February 9-15

 

G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm conditions are likely on 28 Feb and 01 Mar.

 

No R1 or greater radio blackout conditions are expected.

 

No S1 or greater solar radiation storms are expected.

People really need to check their facts etc. before ranting on about something they heard on the news and stuff

[ChrisEggII 44]

Blah, blah, blah...

First: I already survived 4 "ends of world" (millennium bug, 21.XII.2012, Ragnarök and Baba Vanga's . There are probably many more which I don't know). Why should I think that this time we'll all die?

Second: Earth has a magnetic field, which protects us from solar wind (ozone layer has nothing to do here. It protects us from UV and helps to stay a warmth in an atmosphere). The worst thing what can happen is that we may lose electricity for some time.

Third: Life is not a Hollywood's movie. Even if Sun killed us, it would be very fast death. Temperature would kill us in a few seconds. So we wouldn't even have time to realize this blindness and feel "very painful death".

 

Protip: Believe in science, not magic.

Edited February 13, 2015 by ChrisEggII

[Astral Blitzen 469]

People really need to check their facts etc. before ranting on about something they heard on the news and stuff

By the way, solar flares are associated with radio blackout conditions.

Blah, blah, blah...

First: I already survived 4 "ends of world" (millennium bug, 21.XII.2012, Ragnarök and Baba Vanga's . There are probably many more which I don't know). Why should I think that this time we'll all die?

Second: Earth has a magnetic field, which protects us from solar wind (ozone layer has nothing to do here. It protects us from UV and helps to stay a warmth in an atmosphere). The worst thing what can happen is that we may lose electricity for some time.

Third: Life is not a Hollywood's movie. Even if Sun killed us, it would be very fast death. Temperature would kill us in a few seconds. So we wouldn't even have time to realize this blindness and feel "very painful death".

 

Protip: Believe in science, not magic.

 

One of my pet peeves are people posting crap about stuff like this before looking into it more.

[Silver Letter 1,832]

There is no significant threat from solar activity. To believe so is paranoia.

[Sceethe 704]

well.. was nice (not) knowing you all, lets enjoy the last week on our planet.

Because, if you've read it on the internet, it must be true.

[EddG 554]

I highly doubt this. I couldn't even find the article OP mentioned.

But hey if the world were to end in a week. At least I'll have my Princess Luna plush by then.

[KokuraiNoSenshi 3,463]

*Sigh*

 

:Product: Advisory Outlook advisory-outlook.txt

:Issued: 2015 Feb 09 0215 UTC

#

# Prepared by the Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center

# Please send comments and suggestions to SWPC.Webmaster@noaa.gov

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center

Boulder, Colorado, USA

 

SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #15-6

2015 February 8 at 7:12 p.m. MST (2015 February 9 0212 UTC)

 

**** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK ****

 

Summary For February 2-8

 

G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm conditions were observed on 02 Feb.

 

R1 (Minor) radio blackout conditions were observed on 04 Feb.

 

No S1 or greater solar radiation stroms were observed.

 

Outlook For February 9-15

 

G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm conditions are likely on 28 Feb and 01 Mar.

 

No R1 or greater radio blackout conditions are expected.

 

No S1 or greater solar radiation storms are expected.

Not going to get much better than this folks, chill out and enjoy the old till summer rolls around

[Brock Obama 298]

The ozone layer doesn't protect from solar flares, and plus it might be strong enough to break through it and wipe us out. And I'm not trolling, I saw on the NASA site.This thread is now hot, very fitting.

Yeah your right the ozone doesn't protect us from solar flares.

The earths magnetic field does. And it won't break through because the earths rotation on its axis is what creates this field. And it doesn't get weaker from solar activity either. The ozone will protect us from most of the radiation coming in, and the radiation that comes in will be harmless amounts. Not to worry Friend!

[Astral Blitzen 469]

http://www.nasa.gov/news/index.html#.VN1LPoT8VGA

 

Yeah I see nothing about this. May a mod.lock this thread or something because I think it's a troll.

[CloudKicker 391]

thanks for telling me this now i'm sad and scared and throwing up

[Miles 2,512]

Oh no.  

What ever shall we do.

I am shaking in my boots.

(I almost never use sarcasm in a cynical way, but... just wow.  I mean.  *facehoof*)...

 

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[1]

Also, the ozone layer mostly just protects us from UV rays, not flares and CMEs. Those get deflected by our magnetic field, though a strong enough one could get through it. And while one could theoretically incinerate us all, the sun is far too small to have an event that big.

[2]
What's could happen (though still extremely unlikely) is it wiping out all our electronics and we all get fucked over that way.

 

1. Thank you.  I was going to put that, but I'm glad I didn't have to.  Seeing this made me give off a sigh of relief.

2. Yes, that is unlikely, but yet still possible.
 

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One of my pet peeves are people posting crap about stuff like this before looking into it more.

 

I find good humor in it myself, to be honest.  

 

This thread is so asinine I think the op is a troll.

 

This word.  I like this word.  It's not used as often as it could be.

On the other hand, I prefer not to call people bad names, but, seeing you used it to describe a thing, and not a person... I give you kudos.

~ Miles

[Creativcorn 245]

This guy is gonna be hated for awhile for this I'll tell you that much...

[Radiance64 7,053]

-sees this news on small public internet forum

-does not see this news from any other significant news outlet

 

...yeah, I'm gonna go with an 'I think we're all gonna be alright' on this one.

[Snow Frostflame 3,568]

what you honestly think this is going to kill us?..... how many times has the dooms day clock been reset? way too many damn times that's how many

[Lisa 5,553]

This thread is hilarious. I think the mods haven't locked it yet just for shits n giggles. Lmao.

[Jeric 46,851]

Mods have senses of humor as well.

 

Evilshy, Astral, and Daring pointed out enough facts related to CME's and Solar prominence to call this debunked.  I feel that saying anything beyond what they said would be me being tardy to the party. 

 

I <3 Cosmology

[Hidey 2,836]

 

 

I'm a pro at surviving the apocalypse. Better than a cockroach. I survived Y2K, gangnam style, and 2012, and I was asleep/semi-conscious most of the time through all of it. 

Edited February 13, 2015 by Pretend Horse

[Wolfeus Silverpaw 301]

Sharlina: Hmm? The sun? You mean that silly orb of light that blinds people all day? How strange. ...Nope, I don't believe you.

[SilverStarApple 849]

I just read a bunch of fanfics on Fimfiction.Net, looking for things to review.

 

Everything I found was either too generic to say anything meaningful about, or too terrible to admit that you saw it.

 

I don't say things like this often, but... I think this might be ok.

[DaReaper 1,944]

You know I don't mean to brag but I survived Y2K, 12/21/2012, the Great MLP forums outage of 2014, comet Hale Bop and The Rapture and probably many more "apocalypses" and I think I will be surviving this too