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The National Guard deployed during the great American eclipse of April 8?
The National Guard deployed during the great American eclipse of April 8?Digital Dawn - March 27, 2024
The National Guard is only supposed to be deployed in emergency situations. But today it is used for all sorts of things.
For example, hundreds of National Guard troops are used to check the bags of passengers on the New York subway. This is a very worrying precedent, and I don't understand why more people aren't upset about it. We just learned that National Guard troops will be deployed during the Great American Eclipse on April 8. What do they hope will happen during this eclipse?
This will undoubtedly be a historic event.
As I said previously, this is expected to be the most watched astronomical event in our country's history.
On April 8, millions of Americans will travel to locations where they will be in the path of the total solar eclipse. Oklahoma is being touted as one of the best states for this, and it is reported that the Oklahoma National Guard will "provide first responders as well as units with hazardous materials response capabilities"...
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The Sun is unleashed: several eruptions are heading towards the Earth
The Sun is unleashed: several eruptions are heading towards the EarthSott: Sign of The Times - Feb 18, 2024
Our Sun sometimes, when it erupts, expels kinds of plasma clouds. Astronomers call them coronal mass ejections (CMEs).
In recent days, the Sun, which is ever approaching the peak of its activity, has sent towards Earth, not one, but several of these CMEs. Models estimate that at least three of them should hit our Earth on February 13, 2024.
Enough to trigger minor to moderate geomagnetic storms, class G1 to G2. With northern lights which should not become visible at very low latitudes.
Our Sun sometimes, when it erupts, expels kinds of plasma clouds. Astronomers call them coronal mass ejections (CMEs). In recent days, the Sun, which is ever approaching the peak of its activity, has sent towards Earth, not one, but several of these CMEs. Models estimate that at least three of them should hit our Earth on February 13, 2024.
A possibility of a strong solar storm caused by a coronal mass ejection
Enough to trigger minor to moderate geomagnetic storms, class G1 to G2. With northern lights which should not become visible at very low latitudes.
But the possibility remains for a rarer event to occur. Researchers speak of cannibalistic CME. Because not all coronal mass ejections move through space at the same speed. If one of those on its way to Earth were to be faster than the others, it could catch up with them. The combined power of these CMEs would then give rise to a strong solar storm, class G3. And potentially, the northern lights up to mid-latitudes.
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Solar activity and brain health
Solar activity and brain healthJacob's Ladder - Dec 19, 2023
The celestial ballet of the Sun and the Earth goes beyond the sunrise and sunset that we witness daily.
Powerful solar activities can trigger geomagnetic storms that propagate through our planet's magnetosphere. Although many are familiar with the displays of the Northern Lights born from these solar storms, few realize the potential implications these storms can have on our cognitive health.
Understanding geomagnetic storms
As we lay the groundwork for exploring the relationship between solar activity and our brain's performance, it is essential to first understand what geomagnetic storms are and how they originate. These storms, largely caused by the dynamism of our sun, have fascinated and intrigued humans for centuries.
Origin and nature of geomagnetic storms
Geomagnetic storms are temporary disturbances in the Earth's magnetosphere, caused by solar wind from the Sun. This solar wind is not constant: it is influenced by the activities of the sun. Two main solar events are responsible for the intensification of solar winds:
solar flares
These are sudden, intense bursts of energy and radiation coming from the surface of the sun and its atmosphere. Solar flares, while powerful, do not always have a significant impact on Earth unless they are aimed at our planet.
Coronal mass ejections (CME)
Unlike shorter-lived solar flares, CMEs are giant bubbles of gas with magnetic field lines running through them, which are ejected from the sun for several hours. They carry more matter, energy and force than solar flares. When directed toward Earth, CMEs can have profound impacts on our magnetosphere.
It is these solar activities, particularly CMEs, that cause the most powerful geomagnetic storms when they interact with the Earth's magnetic field.
Impact on the Earth's magnetosphere
The Earth's magnetosphere is a protective shield that protects us from a large part of solar radiation. However, when bombarded by increased solar wind, particularly from CMEs, this shield is temporarily distorted and compressed, causing it to "wobble" or fluctuate.
This fluctuation and distortion leads to currents of charged particles, which in turn generate the geomagnetic storm. The strength and duration of the storm can vary, depending largely on the intensity and duration of the solar event causing it.
Common Observations During Geomagnetic Storms
Geomagnetic storms, although celestial in nature, produce tangible and observable effects on Earth.
Northern and Southern Lights
Auroras are probably the most visually captivating result of these storms. When charged particles from the solar wind interact with gases in our atmosphere, they produce lunar displays known as the aurora borealis and australis. The intensity and range of these lights can increase during stronger geomagnetic storms, sometimes being visible even at lower latitudes than usual.
Disruption of communications systems
On a more pragmatic level, these storms can interfere with satellite communications, GPS systems and even power grids. Charged particles present in geomagnetic storms can induce currents in electrical systems, leading to malfunctions and disruptions.
biological geomagnetic storm systems.
Effects of geomagnetic storms on biological systems
Having understood the nature and effects of geomagnetic storms, we now turn to the biological domain. Although many of the implications of these celestial events are technological, there is growing evidence and interest in how they could directly or indirectly influence various forms of life on Earth. From bird navigation patterns to subtle changes in human physiology, geomagnetic storms leave some corners of the biosphere intact.
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Solar flare, several CMEs heading towards Earth
Jacob's Ladder - Nov 30, 2023
Krakatoa erupts.
A solar magnetic filament erupted on November 27 (~05:00 UT), carving a "canyon of fire" in the sun's atmosphere. The filament caused a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space.
Fortunately, most of the storm cloud will likely pass to the south of Earth.
However, a NASA model (shown below) suggests it will brush against our planet's magnetic field on November 30, potentially triggering a G1-class geomagnetic storm.
Since this first eruption, two more have been detected.
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Northern lights visible from France and Europe
Jacob's Ladder - Nov 14, 2023
A geomagnetic storm allowed the formation of an aurora borealis visible from France, but also in Europe as far as Ukraine.
UNUSUAL - It's a rare event, but it's starting to become a little less so. For the third time this year, the Northern Lights could be observed in France and other European countries on Sunday evening, November 5.
On social networks, users located in Auvergne, Alsace, the Alps, but also on the Côte d'Azur, shared photos of this moving nocturnal spectacle.
The phenomenon has also been observed in other countries, notably in Ukraine, Belgium, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom where magnificent colors could be observed above the Stonehenge site.
Caused by solar flares, the Northern Lights are rarer at lower latitudes, such as in France, where they are observable approximately every ten years, provided that the solar flare is strong enough and oriented in the right direction. If the countries of the Far North record up to several hundred per year, France has already seen them twice this year, in February and April.
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A Little Ice Age for 2030?
Digital Dawn - 11 Sep 2023
Data from the US Space Weather Prediction Center suggests so
The United States has a Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) which is part of the US National Weather Service (NWS), which is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), based in Boulder, Colorado . The latest data set released by NOAA, “PREDICTED SUNSPOT NUMBER AND RADIO FLUX,” appears to indicate an “adult” Grand Solar Minimum that will last through at least the 2030s to 2040s. And so we are heading into a new Little Ice Age with considerable growth of glaciers and polar ice caps, as well as much colder winters and summers, similar to the last Little Ice Age from 1645 to 1715. The Pasterze, the glacier near Austria's highest mountain, the Grossglockner, would more than double its extent to at least 30 km².
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The process of spiritual evolution
The process of spiritual evolutionPierre Lassalle – May 28, 2023
The goal of any authentic spiritual path is the reunion of the "I" with the Heavenly Soul or Higher Self, that is, that the spirit which dwells in itself and the Spirit which lives in the Sun can reunite , in order to experience completeness, plenitude.
In the beginning, the "I" that lives in the spiritual heart is asleep. It is the ego, made up of all the mental, emotional and instinctive elements (and all the conditioning and beliefs coming from the outside world), which leads the way, from the head.
“Asleep” people essentially function at the level of the sensitive mind (the one acquired during the fourth septaine – between the ages of 21 and 28). They are only interested in what is material and sensitive (living emotions and feelings).
“Dreaming” people essentially function at the level of the psychic or intellectual mind (the one acquired during the fifth septaine – between the ages of 28 and 35). In addition to the physical, they are interested in ideas and carry out projects. They are also intellectuals.
People who “wake up” function at the level of the spiritual or conscious mind (the one that was partially acquired during the sixth septaine – between the ages of 35 and 42). In addition to the physical and the ideas, they are interested in ideals which exceed them: either material, or spiritual-sensitive; either knowledge, or spiritual-psychic; either spiritual, or true spiritual mind, which only truly develops through a spiritual path, and the concrete experience of self-awareness. In our time, it is rare.
Our epoch of culture consists in awakening the "I" sleeping in the cave of the heart (humanity is approximately 37/38 years of mental age), so that it finds the memory of its spiritual identity.
At the beginning, the “I” is like an innocent child: he is the inner child locked up in the sacred cave of the heart. The "I" must strengthen considerably, in order to master the ego, and then to get rid of it.
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Sun: Powerful coronal mass ejection
Sun: Powerful coronal mass ejectionEel under rock - March 16, 2023
Earth just avoided one of the fastest coronal mass ejections ever observed.
A powerful coronal mass ejection could damage power transmission grids and bring down the internet if directed at Earth.
At the end of the day on Monday March 13, the Sun emitted a coronal mass ejection (CME) at a speed of at least 3 kilometers per second, perhaps the fastest ever recorded. The expelled particles reached Earth orbit in less than a day. Had they hit Earth, the results could have been catastrophic, but luckily the EMC was pointing almost directly away from it. However, the explosion reminds us that next time we may not be so lucky.
Although originating from the far side of the Sun, the event appears to have caused a minor radiation storm on Earth. A smaller and much slower EMC, which was expected to graze Earth on Saturday, may also have contributed. EMCs can influence each other, one clearing the way for charged particles from another. Spaceweather.com predicts shortwave radio outages for aircraft flying over the poles.
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A solar storm just created pink aurora borealis
A solar storm just created pink aurora borealisLemon Press - Dec 24, 2022
A solar storm hit Earth last week. She left her mark on the sky with pink aurora borealis.
The Northern Lights often take on green or blue colors. But in recent days, Norwegians have been able to admire roses. To fully understand this color change, we must go back to the very definition of the aurora borealis. They are caused by the passage of solar winds. They are visible at the poles (North and South), where the Earth's magnetic field is thinnest.
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Solar will nibble new agricultural land
Solar will nibble new agricultural landReporterre - Dec 17, 2022
The deputies supervised but above all facilitated the development of photovoltaics on agricultural land. "A huge threat to the soil", according to elected environmentalists.
“The Assembly poses a huge threat to the soil,” worried the Green MPs. As part of the bill on the acceleration of the production of renewable energies, parliamentarians indeed voted, on Wednesday, December 14, a series of measures to regulate the development of photovoltaics on agricultural land. Admittedly, the latter is better framed but it will above all be facilitated, regrets the opposition. Who would have liked solar on rooftops and wasteland to be prioritized.
At the heart of the debates, the definition of “agrivoltaism”. This practice consists in theory of combining food and energy production. "It's a tool for adapting to climate change," insists Nathanaël Kasriel, of France Agrivoltaisme, the sector union. Concretely, the solar panels installed in the open field are supposed to offer welcome shade to the herds or salutary protection to the vineyards exposed to hailstorms. A dozen projects have barely emerged from the ground, and about 150 are in development, according to the organization.
Except that in fact, as Reporterre was able to observe during an investigation, “some people did anything”. Half-empty photovoltaic greenhouses in the Pyrénées-Orientales, urban “agrisolar park” projects sheltering a few lonely sheep... Above all, the term has been widely used to sell – and make acceptable – imposing solar projects on agricultural land. "This high-sounding word of 'agrivoltaism' is marketing," denounced the Confédération paysanne in a forum. It conceals the grabbing of agricultural land by energy production companies in a hurry to enrich themselves, on the backs of the peasant world. »
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Solar Flares That Cause Blackouts Could Reach Earth
Eel under the Rock - Jul 13, 2022
According to the New York Post, a giant sunspot and filaments on the surface of the sun are worrying astronomers, who fear solar flares and Earth-directed coronal mass ejections (CMEs) could cause power outages.
Turbulent space weather in perspective.
Last month, astronomers closely tracked the evolution of sunspot AR3038, which went from "big to huge" in a matter of hours and grew to three times the size of Earth. With the Sun currently in an active phase of its 11-year cycle, activity on its surface keeps astronomers busy.
