Sun erupts most powerful solar flare in 4 years. Predictions for the next 2 to 4 years?
Alright for those who say the Sun completely controls our weather, I want your predictions for the next 2 to 4 years of many more of these flares until it reaches solar maximum in between 2013 and 2015!
"Class X flares are the strongest types of solar flares that can erupt from the sun. There are also two weaker categories: Class M flares, which are medium strength but still powerful, and Class C flares, which are the weakest storms from the sun.
Last night's X2.2 flare is the most powerful solar eruption of the sun's current weather cycle, called Solar Cycle 24. According to the website Spaceweather.com, which monitors space weather and skywatching events, the flare was the strongest of the last four years."
http://www.livescience.com/12894-sun-erupts-powerful-solar-flare.html
Well my prediction is that this will not impact our weather much.
Massive wave of radiation and charged particles hurtling toward Earth, oh my! Actually this could be a good time to witness the aurora borealis.
Things to think about:
If the Earth did not have an atmosphere to support the greenhouse effect would the Earth get warmed up enough by the Sun to support life?
In the pure vacuum of space the temperature is nearly -455 degrees F or -270 C.
You need molecules to capture the heat from the Sun?
There's 91 Million miles of Space between the Earth and the Sun.
The amount of energy received from the Sun, the Solar Constant is believed to be between 1,353 and 1,395 W/m2 . Thats a very extremely miniscule percentage of the Suns energy reaching the Earth.
Of course life needs an atmosphere, to support it, but without the greenhouse effect would the Earth be warm enough to support humans?