Sun erupts most powerful solar flare in 4 years. Predictions for the next 2 to 4 years?

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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.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Yes, the Sun does effect climate, but it is not the dominant driver of climate that denialists claim, especially since we have been pumping massive amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere.
http://www.mps.mpg.de/dokumente/publikationen/solanki/c153.pdf

If Sunspot cycle 24 amounts to anything, it will accelerate global warming in its waxing phase and will partially cancel out the effects of accumulating CO2 when it drops. However, even if we were in for several decades of little or no sunspot activity, global warming would only be delayed by a few years.
http://www.skepticalscience.com/heading-into-new-little-ice-age-intermediate.htm

Anonymous · Answer

Yes, the Sun does effect climate, but it is not the dominant driver of climate that denialists claim, especially since we have been pumping massive amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere.
http://www.mps.mpg.de/dokumente/publikat…

If Sunspot cycle 24 amounts to anything, it will accelerate global warming in its waxing phase and will partially cancel out the effects of accumulating CO2 when it drops. However, even if we were in for several decades of little or no sunspot activity, global warming would only be delayed by a few years.
http://www.skepticalscience.com/heading-…

bruce · Answer

I have already warned about the coming dangers of solar storm and its impact well over 4 months ago and its crucial that people listen to this credible warning as many catastrophic natural disasters will come about as a result of the solar storms even as early as end of this year and next couple of years
There is simply no denying because of the overwhelming facts if one does look into it that we have entered a perilous period of calamitous upheaval from the coming natural disasters induced by global warming and climate change and on top of that, the adverse influence of solar activity.


http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AuVPFL2_iW0z9zuo7TjCQTLty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20101101231626AApmCON

http://answers.yahoo.com/my-activity/qa;_ylt=AqwdoTpuk6hxqBCsB_tuGlDty6IX;_ylv=3?link=question&page=7

http://answers.yahoo.com/my-activity/qa;_ylt=AqwdoTpuk6hxqBCsB_tuGlDty6IX;_ylv=3?link=question&page=6

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Moe · Answer

I really get a kick out of some answers and wonder if we could outfit those who believe this with t-shirts so we know who they are:  "the Sun does effect climate, but it is not the dominant driver of climate that denialists claim"   Tank you, I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried.

Mr.UsuallyRight · Answer

More massive coronal mass ejections increasing approaching 2012

Rio · Answer

More weather.
ed: Okay...no weather.
ed2: Okay the weather stays the same.

tim k · Answer

very cool question can not answer it though but am enjoying the answes

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