Well Mashman - It appears the end is nigh!

[mashman]

Gotta wait for that overdue pole reversal to be really scared of the suns outbursts. Wonder how much awesome damage the sun will do while the magnetic field is shifting

According to the science folk, that's already happening and can take hundreds of years to complete. They also mention rips in Earths magnetic field that would allow the suns raditation to sweep through unabated, all bar the atmoshpere... a bad day to be sunbathing if yer in the right place at the wrong time...

[Blackshear]

This place is a shit hole anyway, SSDD.

In reference to our civilization as a whole, that is.

[superman]

According to the science folk, that's already happening and can take hundreds of years to complete. They also mention rips in Earths magnetic field that would allow the suns raditation to sweep through unabated, all bar the atmoshpere... a bad day to be sunbathing if yer in the right place at the wrong time...

Sounds toasty, should really get a move on and move to mars... fresh start

[Jantar]

...Predictions... so called educated guess... but a guess none the less

As are all preditictions, but some have more skill than others. Solar studies are fortunately not a new branch of astrophysics, but it is one we are still learning about.

Dr Theodore Landscheit http://bourabai.narod.ru/landscheidt/ is currently the world's most eminent solar physicist, and some years ago I had the honour of being part of an open Peer review of one of his early papers. He was the first to predict the current minimum and it appears that it is likely to be named after him. He made the prediction prior to the end of the previous solar cycle, while NASA are still updating their prediction monthly.

Edit: Wrong link

[puddytat]

Just keep your tinfoil hat handy

[Jantar]

Gotta wait for that overdue pole reversal to be really scared of the suns outbursts. Wonder how much awesome damage the sun will do while the magnetic field is shifting

Do you mean the solar pole reversal, or the terrestial pole reversal?

The solar one is happening right on schedule, but the terrestial one isn't due for quite some time yet.

[superman]

Do you mean the solar pole reversal, or the terrestial pole reversal?

The solar one is happening right on schedule, but the terrestial one isn't due for quite some time yet.

I thought the earths magnetic field was due for a reversal? Or have I been duped by another TV show and not double checking the references

[Jantar]

I thought the earths magnetic field was due for a reversal? Or have I been duped by another TV show and not double checking the references

The earths magnetic reversals have been sparodic and inconsistant in the past. So inconsistant that it has varied from 5 times in less than a century to 42 million years between reversals. Currently it is around 750,000 years since the last reversal. The exact time or period of the next reversal cannot yet be predicted, but we do know that it will be at a time of low magnetic field strength that we aren't yet seeing.

[Berries]

I thought you lot up north would just be happy to see the sun.

[MSTRS:Me]

Don't scoff, guys. This is real. And serious. Kb has been running slow for me since yesterday lunchtime.

[ellipsis]

....yeah...definitely something serious going on...whether its polar solarity or solar polarity, I dont know...but...my wifes Honda started , first push on the button...very, very strange...

[sinfull]

Don't scoff, guys. This is real. And serious. Kb has been running slow for me since yesterday lunchtime.

They're herererererere !!!

[PrincessBandit]

Sounds toasty, should really get a move on and move to mars... fresh start

Why not Mercury? Oh wait, frying pan, fire... Perhaps Uranus then?

[mashman]

Sounds toasty, should really get a move on and move to mars... fresh start

There be "life" and water on Mars already

here's a link that sort of explains it. I couldn't find the stuff i'd read (must add bookmark ), but it was a guy from Liverpool University... anyhoo, I found it while looking for reasons behind the "recent" birds, fish and crab deaths and he was "saying" something about the magnetic field diminishing and ripping open over the equator... It was about a month ago, so I could be wrong with some of those details...

[cave weta]

Ive been out all day- getting my terrestrial affairs in order.

Ive not checked in since last night and would like to rate this thread as farkin funny.