A powerful X-1 Class solar flare has erupted out of sunspot area 9661 early on October 19. It triggered strong radio blackouts across Asia.
The sun experienced an expected shift of its polarity on February 15. Afterward, it was expected that the current solar max would wind down. However, the sun has remained in a highly active state, to the point that its activity levels are now unprecedented in the history of solar cycles.
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A geologist says he knows where Osama bin Laden is hiding because he recognizes the rocks behind him in the video he released after the September 11 attacks.
John Ford Shroder, who spent years living in Afghanistan, says that particular type of rock only exists in one region. The video must have been filmed in either Paktia or Paktika province in the south east near Pakistan. The region, which is filled with caves, is controlled by the Pashtuns, an ethnic group loyal to the Taliban.
Shroder, who is now a professor at the University of Nebraska, recognized the type of rock as soon as he saw the video on TV. ?I turned to my wife and told her ?I know where he is,?? says Shroder.
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Anne Strieber weighs in with a compelling diary entry about just why this old time peacenick has planted a flag in her front yard. There is a time for everything, and right now it’s time to face some hard facts about just where this civilization finds itself, and what must be done. To read the diary, click here.
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An earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter Scale has just been recorded in the area of the Banda Sea in Indonesia. The Banda Islands and Spice Islands are located in this region.
This is the latest in a series of 6 and higher earthquakes to strike the Pacific Rim in recent weeks. Since October 11, there have been three such quakes. The first, registering 6.2, took place near Queen Charlotte Island in British Columbia on the 11th. On the 12th, the second–a very powerful 7.2 event–shook the Marianas.
There have been many smaller earthquakes in the region, indicating that the Pacific Rim continues to be highly quake active.
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