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Friday, August 26, 2011

Today's Weather Report ... For The Sun


The activity of the sun affects weather and climate and many other conditions on Earth ... including, perhaps, earthquakes and volcanic activity, and maybe even civil wars. (And yes, a big solar storm can take down electric grids and electronic equipment for many months).

So the following solar weather widget from the National Weather Service's Space Weather Prediction Center is interesting:

Solar Wind Activity Status:

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/SWN/sw_dials.gif

Further details here and here.

Note: You can simply copy and paste the widget. It is a .gif image which is updated daily without your having to do anything.


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