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The Sun on January 21, 2012 Sunspot 1401 erupted on January 19 According to Spaceweather.com , sunspot #1401 erupted on Friday around 16:30 UT producing a solar flare and coronal mass ejection (CME). The cloud is heading toward the earth. A Here is a neat animation of the forecast, showing not only the Earth, but Mars, Mercury and Venus as well as a few spacecraft in orbit. The cloud is expected to hit here on Saturday, around 22:30 UT (plus or minus 7 hours). (The Space Weather Prediction...Read Full Story

Last year broke records for extreme weather in the United States, with 14 events each causing at least a billion dollars in damage, US authorities said on Thursday. Also, 2011 marked 35 years in a row that global temperatures have been warmer than average, according to data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . The NOAA report added two events to the previous toll of 12 disasters last year that cost a billion dollars or more -- Tropical Storm Lee which assailed the...Read Full Story

NASA will launch the Mars Science Laboratory on Nov. 26, 2011, to assess the past and present habitability of the Red Planet's surface. The mission will land Curiosity, a rover equipped with 10 instruments designed to search for evidence of elements needed to support life – namely, water and carbon-based materials – and to characterize life-limiting factors, such as the planet's radiation environment. Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) led the development of the Radiation Assessment...Read Full Story

Video Below Update.. Please see a Weather Report from TV with special on the last 2 weeks affects upon Earth and Earthquake Warnings Due To Solar Flares That Are In Progress. Expounding on Proton Storms etc, Results showing Tornado Outbreaks, Historical Snow Fall, Worldwide Storms and Earthquake outbursts. He States Quote: "Whatever is causing the intensification upon the Sun is ALSO causing intensification upon the Earth"  He does go on to state that the upcoming days ahead that the...Read Full Story

NASA warns of geomagnetic storm after behemoth solar flare NASA says geosynchronous satellites could therefore be directly exposed to solar wind plasma with latest blast By Layer 8 on Tue, 09/27/11 - 9:14am. NASA today said a strong-to-severe geomagnetic storm is in progress following a massive solar flare and coronal mass ejection (CME).   CMEs are a solar phenomenon that can send solar particles into space and affect electronic systems in satellites and on Earth .  Simulations indicate that...Read Full Story