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Don't you read your own threads? http://gold-silver.us/forum/showthre...-08-2012/page2 (post 11)
Seems his prediction went out Tues, so 104/24 hours in a day = 4.333 days till the all clear. If you're still here on Sunday, then we're golden eh? |
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Don't you read your own threads? http://gold-silver.us/forum/showthre...-08-2012/page2 (post 11) FYI MNeagle this is a pretty cool program. It provides a 3D of the earth with the latest earthquakes. http://download.cnet.com/Earthquake-...-10395116.html |
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Thanks General. That's some good doom to start a beautiful weekend. A tsunami is a game ender for me, I may get my surfboard out, do some stretches and ride that wave just to end things the right way. Heck, can't avoid it anyway. |
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OH POOP, MORE DOOOOOOOOM.
Huge Stripe On The Sun - Is Earth In Serious Danger? 10 August, 2012 81 ![]() Now astronomers have discovered huge dark strip on the surface of the Sun. It is estimated this filament is about 800,000 km in length! Astrophysicists presume dark spots on the Sun are areas where the temperature is lower. However what we see here is not a normal sunspot and it is growing at an alarming rate. According to researchers the region has increased to almost one million kilometers in just three days. NASA forecasts that in September 2012, there will be outbreaks of unprecedented power. We can expect huge solar flares that can have serious effect world-wide. Commenting on the study of the dangers of "space weather", astrophysicist Daniel Baker claimed that the effects will be comparable to a nuclear war or the fall of a giant asteroid. However, in terms of power grids and satellites, it's not the flares that the experts have to worry about, but the CMEs. There is a risk that one day, they can wipe out all of our electronic civilization. Solar storms can disrupt communication, and navigational equipment, damage satellites, and even cause blackouts by damaging power plants and electrical grid components. They can also bring additional radiation around the north and south poles; and this, in turn forces airlines to reroute their flights. According to a report published by NERC, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, or NERC, which oversees North America's power grid we can feel the effects for several years to come. "Historically large storms have a potential to cause power grid blackouts and transformer damage of unprecedented proportions, long-term blackouts and lengthy restoration times, and chronic shortages for multiple years are possible," the report said. ![]() Click on image to enlarge Terrible stripe on the Sun This filament happened on Aug. 5th, 2012. 11 images were put together to create this huge filamament on the Sun. Photo Credits: Leonard E. Mercer, amateur astronomer from Malta, who contributes with many astrophotos. Richard Andres, an energy and environmental security expert at the military's National Defense University (NDU), is helping to coordinate an interagency group to deal with the problem. The failure of the national power grid could be disastrous, he said. In a worst-case scenario, commerce would almost instantly cease, he said, noting he was speaking for himself and not the U.S. government. Water and fuel, which depend on electric pumps, would stop flowing in most cities within hours, modern communications would end and mechanized transport would stall. Backup generators for hospitals, the military, and other critical facilities would be vulnerable if they depended on diesel or natural gas, which also rely on pipelines for resupply. The report said more than 130 million people in the United States could be affected. Andres said the death toll could run into the millions in the worst-case scenario. How many people will suffer world-wide? We can only make guesses about the number of deaths. Space weather experts already warn that the next solar storm can be much worse than previously expected. There are leaks in Earth's magnetic field. Earth's magnetic field which acts as our protective shield in space has a hole in it. That could be a problem because a weakened field could leave Earth vulnerable to solar storms. Unfortunately it is impossible to determine in advance in how serious danger Earth will be. ![]() "It's a lot like asking how many trees would fall in the next hurricane," a government expert said. "We don't know that, but we do know that there will be a hurricane. When we have another space weather superstorm, there will be an effect on the grid. We're trying to understand now what that effect is going to be." We should hope for the best, but be prepared for the worst. |
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I'd go the opposite route and consider scuba gear. The other weekend I watched an hour long video on youtube about the tsunami in Asia and the scuba divers felt the tugging of the wave etc and this is sad, but their son managed to live and their daughter didn't who were at their hotel. The 2nd one, the japanese quake warning. I woke up to a beautiful morning, and saw a voicemail from my Mom. She said in the VM "I wonder if we need to do anything about the tsunami coming our way". I thought WTF, turned on the news....and that started my day. I doubled up the docklines, fired up the main engine, got things stowed, and waited. I'm done worrying about tsunamis. If they come, and I have enough time, I can cast off and get to deep water. I'll be damned if I leave the boat though, and run with the masses to higher ground. |
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http://www.gutenberg.org/files/16878...-h/16878-h.htm
OBSERVATIONS upon the PROPHECIES of DANIEL, and the APOCALYPSE of St. JOHN. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In Two PARTS. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Sir ISAAC NEWTON. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LONDON, |
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Oh hot dang Cortez, while I'm not a fan of Alex Jones, this looks promising THANKS.
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