A Threatening Sunspot.

"FAST GROWING SUNSPOT: New sunspot 1199 is growing rapidly in the sun's northern hemisphere, ballooning in area by more than a factor of five during the last 24 hours: movie. If the expansion continues apace, this active region could soon pose a threat for flares. Stay tuned."

source: http://www.spaceweather.com/

Massive Solar Flares Coming Our Way?

BIG SUNSPOT: This detailed image of sunspot 1195 looks like it was taken by one of NASA's most advanced space telescopes. In fact, it comes from someone's backyard in the Netherlands. Scroll down for the full story, and carefully examine the starscape as you go:

Photographer Emil Kraaikamp explains: "I took the picture on April 23rd using a 10-inch telescope with a white-light solar filter. The sunspot is so large, I could see plenty of details." Indeed, the primary dark core (at the top) is more than two times wider than Earth. With such dimensions, the sunspot group may be clearly resolved even from humble backyards.

All around the sunspot, the stellar surface is literally boiling. The blobs shown so clearly in Kraaikamp's picture are solar granules, akin to rising blobs of water in a pot on a hot stove. These blobs, however, are made of plasma and they are about the size of Texas.

more images: from Martin Gembec of Northern Czech Republic in Central Europe;from K. Snyder, Z. Parsons-West and J. Stetson of South Portland, Maine; from Luca Tesoro of Mercogliano, Campania, Italy

http://www.spaceweather.com/

Get Ready For More And Massive Solar Activity. Sunspot 1165 Has Grown.

HERE COMES TROUBLE? A big sunspot is emerging over the sun's southeastern limb, and it is crackling with activity. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded a surge of extreme ultraviolet radiation from the sunspot's magnetic canopy on March 21st:

This appears to be the return of old sunspot 1165, last seen in early March when it formed on the sun's southwestern limb. Since then it has been transiting the far side of the sun, apparently growing in size and restlessness. The potential for trouble will become more clear in the hours ahead as the active region emerges in full. Stay tuned.

Source: http://www.spaceweather.com/

X1.5 Solar Flare Alert Update!!!!

X-FLARE: March 9th ended with a powerful solar flare. Earth-orbiting satellites detected an X1.5-class explosion from behemoth sunspot 1166 around 2323 UT. A movie from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows a bright flash of UV radiation plus some material being hurled away from the blast site:

Movie formats: 4 MB gif, 1.2 MB iPad, 0.3 MB iPhone

After four years without any X-flares, the sun has produced two of the powerful blasts in less than one month: Feb. 15th and March 9th. This continues the recent trend of increasing solar activity, and shows that Solar Cycle 24 is heating up. NOAA forecasters estimate a 5% chance of more X-flares during the next 24 hours. Stay tuned.  http://www.spaceweather.com/

Space weather for the past 24 hours has been strong. 
Solar radiation storms reaching the S1 level occurred. Radio blackouts reaching the R3 level occurred.

Solar activity is expected to remain moderate for day 1 (10 March) with a chance for M-class activity from Region 1166 or Region 1169.

The geomagnetic field is expected to be unsettled to active, with isolated minor storm periods possible at high latitudes on day one (10 March), and primarily unsettled conditions on days two and three (11-12 March). The CME from 07 March is expected to arrive mid-day on 10 March, leading to the elevated activity. http://dx.qsl.net/propagation/

Stay tuned for more information.

X1.5 Solar Flare Alert!!!!

Solar Flare Alert!!!  Stay Tuned for Updates

Just detected....X-FLARE: Earth-orbiting satellites have just detected an impulsive X1-class solar flare. Stay tuned for analysis. http://www.spaceweather.com/



Recent Major Solar Flare Activity(usually reported within 30 minutes of event peak)

Date	Time	Magnitude
09-Mar-2011	2323Z	X1.5
09-Mar-2011	1402Z	M1.7
09-Mar-2011	1107Z	M1.7
08-Mar-2011	2016Z	M1.4
08-Mar-2011	1828Z	M4.4
08-Mar-2011	1044Z	M5.3
08-Mar-2011	0358Z	M1.5
08-Mar-2011	0229Z	M1.3
07-Mar-2011	2150Z	M1.5
07-Mar-2011	2012Z	M3.7
07-Mar-2011	1430Z	M1.9
07-Mar-2011	0920Z	M1.8
07-Mar-2011	0807Z	M1.4
07-Mar-2011	0754Z	M1.5
07-Mar-2011	0513Z	M1.2

Solar Activity Alert Update!!!!

Solar Activity Alert!!!!!---UPDATE from last night's post




usually reported within 30 minutes of event peak)

Date	Time	Magnitude
08-Mar-2011	1044Z	M5.3
08-Mar-2011	0358Z	M1.5
08-Mar-2011	0229Z	M1.3
07-Mar-2011	2150Z	M1.5
07-Mar-2011	2012Z	M3.7
07-Mar-2011	1430Z	M1.9
07-Mar-2011	0920Z	M1.8
07-Mar-2011	0807Z	M1.4
07-Mar-2011	0754Z	M1.5
07-Mar-2011	0513Z	M1.2

We are VERY close to an X-Class flare, which is the highest class on the scale.  As you view the magnitudes above, take a look at the increasing magnitudes, with the latest as of this post being M5.3.  That is extremely close to and X-class.  What can potentially happen in an X-class flare?  *****************************************************************

"November 4th 2003 saw the most powerful Solar flare eruption (see animation below) on record. This measured a colossal X 28 on the Solar Richter scale. For those unaquainted with the magnitude of Solar Flares it may be difficult to comprehend the extreme force of such an explosion which is the largest ever recorded in the Solar System.

Like earthquake of 25 on the Richter scale.

Although the two scales cannot be satisfactorily compared this explosion if transferred to the earthquake scale would be something like an earthquake of around 15 on the Richter scale. In other words an out of category event the like of which has never been seen or experienced.

Not entirely Earth directed.

Fortunately for our planet most of the debris from the explosion was not entirely Earth directed but a glancing blow from the flare did bring displays of the Northern Lights several days later. However this is nothing to what would have happened if the flare had been targetted directly towards Earth. What is certain is that this particular Solar explosion broke all records and is an event without precedence in living memory" http://www.nasca.org.uk/Strange_Maps/solar/Solar_Flare/solar_flare.html
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Congress Worries That Solar Flares Could Spell Disaster

Published June 10, 2010

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NASA

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory snapped this X-ray photo of the Sun early in the morning of Sunday, August 1st. The dark arc near the top right edge of the image is a filament of plasma blasting off the surface -- part of the coronal mass ejection. The bright region is an unassociated solar flare.

High-energy electric pulses from the sun could surge to Earth and cripple our electrical grid for years, causing billions in damages, government officials and scientists worry.

The House is so concerned that the Energy and Commerce committee voted unanimously 47 to 0 to approve a bill allocating $100 million to protect the energy grid from this rare but potentially devastating occurrence.

The Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense Act, or H.R. 5026, aims "to amend the Federal Power Act to protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure critical to the defense of the United States against cybersecurity and other threats and vulnerabilities."

It cites electromagnetic pulses from geomagnetic or solar storms as the big threat to our energy distribution grid, and demands "an order directing the Electric Reliability Organization to submit … reliability standards adequate to protect the bulk-power system from any reasonably foreseeable geomagnetic storm event."

Solar storms occur when sunspots on our star erupt and spew out flumes of charged particles that can damage power systems. The sun's activity typically follows an 11-year cycle, and it looks to be coming out of a slump and gearing up for an active period.

"The sun is waking up from a deep slumber, and in the next few years we expect to see much higher levels of solar activity," said Richard Fisher, head of NASA's Heliophysics Division. "At the same time, our technological society has developed an unprecedented sensitivity to solar storms."

Fisher and other experts met Tuesday at the Space Weather Enterprise Forum to discuss the intersection of these two issues, and ways to protect society from nature's wrath.

A major solar storm could cause 20 times more economic damage than Hurricane Katrina, the National Academy of Sciences warned in a 2008 report, "Severe Space Weather Events—Societal and Economic Impacts."

And the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, while pointing out that "these risks are rare, and in some cases have never occurred," is nonetheless very concerned about the reality of geomagnetic events.

It a recently released report, NERC cited recent analysis by Metatech and Storm Analysis Consultants that suggests "the potential extremes of the geomagnetic threat environment may be much greater than previously anticipated. Geomagnetically induced currents on system infrastructure have the potential to result in widespread tripping of key transmission lines and irreversible physical damage to large transformers."

It's the fear of an EMP, specifically a high-altitude pulse caused by a solar event, that has Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) worried.

“It would cost about $100 million to protect the grid from EMP," he said in a speech at the House. "The consequences of inaction are dire. If our grid is destroyed by EMP, the National Academies warn it would cost us between $1 trillion and $2 trillion in damages and take four to 10 years to recover.”

Next week National Geographic Explorer will air a special on the topic, which warns that the risk also comes from terrorists. In "Electronic Armageddon," Explorer asks the viewer to "picture an instantaneous deathblow to the vital engines that power our society -- delivered by a weapon specifically designed NOT to kill humans, but to kill electronics."

While predicting the odds of a nuclear HEMP attack from terrorist groups are less certain, most experts agree that another source of an EMP, the sun, is imminent,” the show warns.  http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/06/10/electronic-armageddon-solar-flares-disaster/
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HIGH SOLAR ACTIVITY: Solar Cycle 24 is heating up. No fewer than three sunspots (1164, 1165, and 1166) are crackling with M-class solar flares, and each of them has a delta-class magnetic field capable of producing even more powerful X-flares. Scroll past the space shuttle for information about a CME now heading our way.

Class M Flare = 75% chance in 0-24 hours and 50% chance in 24-48 hours

INCOMING CME: The magnetic canopy of sunspot 1166 erupted on March 7th around 1400 UT, producing an M2-class solar flare and a bright coronal mass ejection (CME)....The CME was not squarely directed at Earth. Nevertheless, the cloud will probably deliver a glancing blow to our planet's magnetic field on March 9th or 10th, possibly sparking polar geomagnetic storms. 

For more information, stay tuned here or see our number one source, http://www.spaceweather.com/

Chemtrails, Earthquakes, Solar Activity, Tornadoes, Dragon's Triangle, Lyme Disease

Chemtrails:
Are chemtrails protecting us from the magnetic field reversal?  According to this author, chemtrails are not only being used for cloud seeding, but to help protect us from dangerous solar particles from a weakening magnetic field.  He also says that we are being lied to about the magnetic pole reversal.  That may be why there is no any coverage of the magnetic pole reversal in mainstream media, as well a chemtrails.  Do you believe there is something sinister at work in the government regarding chemtrails and the changing of the magnetic poles?


http://coupmedia.org/astro-physics/are-chemtrails-protecting-us-from-magnetic-field-reversal-1301


Earthquakes:


I've been continuously inquiring as to whether the scientific community has a theory on the new quake zones, such as Arkansas, among many others.  I have still not received any answers to my inquiries.  If any of you have sources that have answers (theories) on the question of these quakes, please let me know.  I'd love to hear from you!





Solar Update:


There are active geomagnetic storms in the low latitudes, as well as the high latitudes.  Also, there is a 45% chance that there will be an M-Class solar flare within the next 48 hours.


"BIG SUNSPOTS: Sunspots 1164 and 1166 are so large, people are noticing them at sunrise and sunset when the sun is dimmed by clouds and haze. The dark cores of these regions are many times wider than Earth, so they are conspicuous even from a distance of 93 million miles. Readers who monitor the spots using properly-filtered backyard telescopes are likely to see flares in action; sunspot 1164 in particular has a delta-class magnetic field that harbors energy for X-class eruptions."


http://www.spaceweather.com/


Weather:

US 'tornado' smashes town of Rayne in Louisiana

Debris was left littered throughout the town of Rayne

A suspected tornado has ripped through a town in the US state of Loiusiana, killing one woman and injuring 11 other people.

More than 100 houses were damaged in the town of Rayne and a number destroyed. Hundreds of people were evacuated amid fears of gas leaks.

The devastation was caused as a violent storm moves through Louisiana and on to Mississippi and Alabama.

The 21-year-old woman who died was killed when a tree fell on her house.

One of the injured was in serious condition.

Rayne, in Acadia Parish, has a population of about 8,500.

Electricity pylons were pulled down, trees felled and a postal truck flipped over.

"There are houses off their foundations," State Police Trooper Stephen Hammonds told Associated Press.

"There are houses that have been destroyed."

Those evacuated were taken to a temporary shelter in a fire station.

The storm has caused a number of events in the New Orleans Mardi Gras to be postponed or cancelled.

read more here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12658092?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Unusual:

The "Devil's Sea" and the Dragon's Triangle located in the Philippine Sea off China's eastern coast is known for vanishing ships and seamen similar to the legendary Bermuda Triangle. While sensational theories for the mysterious disappearances speak of extraterrestrials and lost kingdoms under the sea wreaking havoc, others believe that the region displays the same magnetic anomalies as the Bermuda Triangle. The area, which can be marked off on a map by connecting Japan, Taiwan, and Yap Island, has become known as the Dragon's Triangle after a centuries-old Chinese myth. According to the myth, dragons live deep beneath the surface and their movement can suddenly churn up waves, whirlpools, thick fog, and sudden storms.

In 1950, Japanese officials declared the triangle a danger zone for shipping. In 1952, a research vessel, theKaio Maru No. 5, sent by the Japanese government to investigate the troubled waters, vanished without a trace, and 22 crewmen and nine scientists were lost.

Like the Bermuda Triangle, the Devil's Triangle area may be volatile, subject to sudden weather changes and ocean swells not yet understood. Undersea volcanoes are believed to influence the area's sudden environmental changes. Others cite mikakunin hiko-buttai, Japanese for UFOs.

read more here http://www.unexplainedstuff.com/Places-of-Mystery-and-Power/Japan-s-Dragon-s-Triangle.html

Lyme Disease:
Nematode Spirochete Farmers 

In 2000, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that over a billion people are at risk for parasitic worm infections (filaria). 120 million people are infected with parasites in more than 80 countries (Africa, Asia, Central and South Americas, and the Pacific Islands). Of those infected, 44 million suffer filariasis symptoms. 

Nematodes are parasitic worms which receive nourishment and/or shelter from hosts. There is a theory that nematodes ‘farm’ smaller organisms like the Lyme Borrelia spirochetes, similar to the way we humans farm cows or chickens, feeding and protecting them so we can later eat them. Nematodes may live symbiotically with spirochetes in humans! 

Ticks and other vectors harbor numerous parasites: large ones referred to as worms (filaria) and microscopic bacteria, viruses, protozoa, fungi and microfilaria. Ticks in Connecticut and New York do carry nematodes according to Doctors Willy Burgdorfer, Eva Sapi, and Richard Ostfeld. 

Can worms destroy American health, as in WHO’s reported 80 countries, or as in our American pets? The answer to the question, “Can nematodes wreak havoc as human parasites?” is supposedly unknown, at least in the USA. Well, can nematodes prevent recovery from “chronic” Lyme and tick-borne diseases? Puppies are de-wormed soon after they are born. Dogs typically and quickly recover from Lyme disease after antibiotics, perhaps because of their early-life and subsequent regular de-worming; there are no nematodes harvesting spirochetes in their canine bodies.

If nematodes work against antibiotics by protecting and increasing spirochete population, then antibiotic therapy may eradicate ‘loose’ spirochetes but not those under nematode farmers’ protection. If a nematode-Borrelia symbiotic relationship exists, Borrelia can screw its way out, escape the nematode farm, free to wreak havoc on us.

If nematodes are present, then a huge amount of antibiotics over a long period of time may only suppress bacterial growth. Symptoms will be somewhat relieved, a modicum of health will be maintained, but there is no cure while nematodes live to raise new spirochetes. 

So for the duration, surviving nematodes will keep on farming. Can this proposed process explain the cyclical nature of Lyme in certain cases? Antibiotics destroy spirochetes, some nematodes starve and die, but survivor nematodes still farm. A human host might suffer a relapse or flare-up if a bountiful harvest releases excess spirochetes into the body. 

Antibiotics relieve our symptoms by killing spirochetes. Antibiotics also decrease the nematode’s food supply resulting in nematode starvation and death. If enough spirochetes are destroyed and enough nematodes die of starvation, eventually there might be no one left to run the farm. A patient recovers.

However if nematode filaria causes some chronic Lyme, it might be more prudent to stop the farmer. Ivermectin causes starvation and death of nematodes by interfering with their ability to eat/digest. Although antibiotics have been our primary defense, a doctor once told me Ivermectin was the best medicine for Lyme disease. Interesting to note that since 1982, filariasis victims in WHO’s reported 80 countries were given millions of free doses of Ivermectin as part of a Global Health Initiative, but in the USA and Europe, it is typically not prescribed. A surging idea is that all we need is to live healthy and take vitamins and supplements but I suspect that what would CURE chronic Lyme would be a remedy for the cause! 

Other causes may be virulent Borrelia, Mycoplasma, Morgellons, Candida, other Fungi, Molds, XMRV, (Xenotropic Murine Retrovirus) and/or other microbes or filaria. 

The average chronic Lyme patient suffers a gradual decline into poverty and a lifetime of pain and debilitation. Find the cause, treat and have compassion. 

Eva Haughie
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