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treepig Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-23-03 01:03 PM
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uh oh - Big solar storm will hit Earth Friday
BOULDER, COLO. - A strong geomagnetic storm is expected to hit Earth on Friday. Scientists say it may knock out electrical grids and satellite communications.

A "sunspot cluster" said to be 10 times the size of Earth could damage satellites and power grids, as well as cable TV, pager and cellular telephone service.

http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/10/23/sun_spots031023
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Desertrose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-23-03 01:08 PM
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1. All kindsa weird stuff.....
will be happening....lookout!

Hoo babeee!

Peace
DR
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tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-23-03 01:18 PM
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2. I'm sure the GOP
would love it if the Internet went down for a few months. Who needs the Internet anyway, with all the "fake" news stories and "Democrat" fund raising going on?

Here's to hope that NewsCorp's satellites are unshielded.

Seriously, if there ever is a stong magnetic storm that takes out most of our satellites, the world will be screwed. Satellites are used for everything, not just cable TV, cellphones and the Internet.
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