Severe Geomagnetic Storm Intervals in History And Future Prospects

Severe Geomagnetic Storm Intervals in History And Future Prospects
http://www.spacew.com/swim/bigstorm.html
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On 28-10-2003 22:16, in article , "Sam Wormley"
wrote:

Severe Geomagnetic Storm Intervals in History And Future Prospects
http://www.spacew.com/swim/bigstorm.html
http://www.spacew.com/swim/ssn-kp8.jpg

Just wondering: is it possible (in theory) that an extreme storm might be
severe enough to blow away our atmosphere?

Scary thought... (might want to move to Mars

Would you include "supernova" as an "extreme storm"?
---JRC---

"Vincent van der Laan" wrote in message =
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Just wondering: is it possible (in theory) that an extreme storm might =
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severe enough to blow away our atmosphere?
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Scary thought... (might want to move to Mars

On 28-10-2003 23:53, in article ,
"John R. Copeland" wrote:

Would you include "supernova" as an "extreme storm"?
---JRC---
I would, but the sun is too smal to go nova.
It will first become a red giant and then it will slowly contract and cool
down.

But Sirius IS big enough, AND it's big enough, AND it will go off someday.
Then we may just be toast.


"Vincent van der Laan" wrote in message
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On 28-10-2003 23:53, in article ,
"John R. Copeland" wrote:

Would you include "supernova" as an "extreme storm"?
---JRC---
I would, but the sun is too smal to go nova.
It will first become a red giant and then it will slowly contract and cool
down.





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"Bob Greschke" wrote in message
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But Sirius IS big enough, AND it's big enough, AND it will go off
someday.
Then we may just be toast.

I don't think any of US have anything to worry about...



"Vincent van der Laan" wrote in message
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On 28-10-2003 23:53, in article
,
"John R. Copeland" wrote:

Would you include "supernova" as an "extreme storm"?
---JRC---
I would, but the sun is too smal to go nova.
It will first become a red giant and then it will slowly contract and
cool
down.





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Bob Greschke wrote:

But Sirius IS big enough, AND it's big enough, AND it will go off someday.
Then we may just be toast.


Sirius A is only 2.3 solar masses and will not go supernova. Instead it
will become a red giant, but does not orbit close enough to its companion,
Sirius B, a white dwarf to for gas to fall onto the little bugger and create
a Type Ia supernova. Sirius A will eventually become a white dwarf like its
companion that preceded it. This is what will happen to our sun too.

On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 23:30:23 +0100, Vincent van der Laan
wrote:

On 28-10-2003 22:16, in article , "Sam Wormley"
wrote:

Severe Geomagnetic Storm Intervals in History And Future Prospects
http://www.spacew.com/swim/bigstorm.html
http://www.spacew.com/swim/ssn-kp8.jpg

Just wondering: is it possible (in theory) that an extreme storm might be
severe enough to blow away our atmosphere?

Scary thought... (might want to move to Mars

It's called a nova, and Mars wouldn't be far enough.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
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On 29-10-2003 15:54, in article ,
"Gary S." Idontwantspam@net wrote:

On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 23:30:23 +0100, Vincent van der Laan
wrote:

On 28-10-2003 22:16, in article , "Sam Wormley"
wrote:

Severe Geomagnetic Storm Intervals in History And Future Prospects
http://www.spacew.com/swim/bigstorm.html
http://www.spacew.com/swim/ssn-kp8.jpg

Just wondering: is it possible (in theory) that an extreme storm might be
severe enough to blow away our atmosphere?

Scary thought... (might want to move to Mars

It's called a nova, and Mars wouldn't be far enough.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
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I'm not talking about novae, the sun is too small.
I was just wondering if solar flares in theory could hurl so much matter
into space, that the earth atmosphere would be blown away.

I'll ask at some astronomy group, I'm OT here anyway!

Regards, Vincent