 The descriptors, the images, it's so Ghostbusters!
NASA scientists have uncovered new details about how plasma from superstorms interact with Earth's magnetosphere.
Violent activity on the sun, such as a solar flare, can produce a monster superstorm that releases plasma into the solar wind.
A CME can spew billions of tons of plasma away from the sun and toward Earth at speeds faster than 1.5 million mph. The plasma affects Earth and the vicinity surrounding Earth dominated by its magnetic field, called the magnetosphere.
As plasma from a superstorm interacts with Earth's magnetosphere, it can trigger spectacular displays of the Northern Lights, called auroras, interfere with communications between satellites and airplanes traveling near the North Pole, and interrupt global positioning systems and our power grid.
And while the folks at ScienceDaily understand all that jargon, I honestly have no clue what it means.
So what is a Superstorm?
A global superstorm is a severe consequence of global warming. Essentially, it is all the fun consequences of global warming and not just one precise event. This period of warmth is brief in the actual scheme of the planet. It ends when there are enough greenhouse gases in the planet's atmosphere to trigger another ice age, introduced by a superstorm. And then, the cycle goes on and that means another ice age.
The only way of delaying this time of thing would be to cut down emissions. We all know this, it is nothing new. But if we don't want to live "The Day After Tomorrow" we should probably try understanding this and so Ima gonna. =o)Labels: plasma, solar, superstorm |
