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2026-02-02 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Scientists have warned of the risk of solar flares that could affect Earth.

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Posted by badanov 2026-02-02 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1767 views ] Top

1 Please tell these guys to hurry the fuck up.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-02-02 00:10|| 2026-02-02 00:10|| Front Page Top

2 Honestly, wtf are we supposed to do about it?

Posted by chris 2026-02-02 00:33|| 2026-02-02 00:33|| Front Page Top

3 I'm going long on Big Foil™

Posted by Frank G 2026-02-02 02:56|| 2026-02-02 02:56|| Front Page Top

4 lol

Posted by chris 2026-02-02 04:12|| 2026-02-02 04:12|| Front Page Top

5 I honestly lost my shit on that one Frankg

Posted by chris 2026-02-02 04:14|| 2026-02-02 04:14|| Front Page Top

6 Remember, people, shiny side out! Otherwise you are just concentrating the rays.

The Sun has been pretty active lately. Makes me wonder if it does affect people. Everyone seems 'excitable' these days.

Posted by SteveS 2026-02-02 10:36|| 2026-02-02 10:36|| Front Page Top

7 Bah, Warming cultists tell us the sun has no effect on earth. Yet they all decline my offer to stake them out to bake in the sun and enjoy the ants.

Posted by Silentbrick 2026-02-02 11:55|| 2026-02-02 11:55|| Front Page Top

8 Everyone has heard of the Carrington Event, right?

Excerpt: The solar flare [Carrington Event] caused fires as the enhanced electric current flowing through telegraph wires ignited recording tape at telegraph stations.

Posted by mossomo 2026-02-02 12:45|| 2026-02-02 12:45|| Front Page Top

9 Yes, I monitor the sun daily because it affects the data from the offshore rigs I'm monitoring. The current sunspot is a bit worrisome, 20 flares including 3 X. I think it's 4463.

Posted by Silentbrick 2026-02-02 13:26|| 2026-02-02 13:26|| Front Page Top

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