Solar Storm

05/15/2020No sunspots appeared last week. The previous seven days had only one big sunspot group on one day, with a sunspot number of 35. Over the seven-day period this averaged out to a sunspot number of 5, so average daily sunspot numbers declined from 5 to 0 this week. Average…

SPOILER ALERT: The story includes details about the season finale of 9-1-1. The worlds of 9-1-1 and its spin-off 9-1-1: Lone Star are set to collide after showrunner Tim Minear told Deadline that he’s now plotting crossover episodes of the emergency dramas. This comes after the explosive season finale of 9-1-1…

As we approach the age of Artemis, there is a question that looms over the next decade. Could future astronauts really be hanging out on the moon just like they float around on the ISS for months at a time right now? Shirley Dyke thinks so. As the head of…

"This is a seismic event in United States history that will be recalled for generations to come." – historian David Brinkley Christians, Jews and Muslims all venerate the Old Testament prophet Samuel. As a boy he said a prayer I repeat almost daily: "Speak, Lord, for your servant listens" (1…

What future awaits the Sun? By Ângela R. G. Santos, Savita Mathur Science01 May 2020 : 466-467 Stellar data question the notion that the Sun is stemming its magnetic activity cycle Read More

COVID-19’s exponential growth has already offered the public a crash course in numeracy. It is also proving to be a crash test for systemic risk. While it is too soon for the final verdict, it is already clear that the U.S., not only its current leadership, will need a significant…

If COVID-19 has taught us anything, it is that delaying prudent policymaking does not merely result in higher marginal costs down the road. Rather, it puts us on an entirely different trajectory – one that all too easily can end in catastrophe. NEW YORK – COVID-19’s exponential growth has already…

SEATTLE, April 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Project Genesis, a team-based space combat FPS genre mashup, will postpone their Steam Early Access date to May 22, 2020, to accommodate additional features and fix critical issues.A sci-fi online multiplayer game, Project Genesis fuses two unique game genres into one seamless synchronous experience: player-vs-player…

Perceiving the dangers, then spending the necessary money, then justifying that spend, is not easy. It takes a lot of forethought. As you have mentioned there are a fair few catastrophes that could not only cause a Global meltdown, but the end of life as we know it and are…

SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods— a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from “JWR”. Our goal is to educate our readers, to help them to recognize emerging threats and to be better prepared for both disasters…