The sunspot AR2993 erupted with two M1 flares in quick succession, according to spaceweather.com. Solar flares are eruptions of electromagnetic radiation; M-class flares are moderate-sized flares that can disrupt some radio frequencies and sometimes expose astronauts in space to higher-than-usual levels of radiation.
It's been a busy few weeks for the Sun, with multiple active sunspots sending off flares. Solar activity occurs in regular 11-year cycles, which have been recorded since 1775. The Sun is currently in Solar Cycle 25 and is in a period of ramping up its activity.
I dunno, is it getting hotter in here??
Well, according to AOC and her ilk we’ll all be dead in 5 years from climate change…the least she could do is place blame where it belongs, the sun.
ReplyDeletePutler's responsible for the sun spots.
ReplyDeleteDamm that global warming.
ReplyDeleteThe Sun's been in a minimum, aye?! So... it's about hot damn time!
ReplyDeleteNo need to continue since you already know... Earth's axis shifting as it does and all that smooth ice-age jazz.