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An important puzzle from the National Weather Service’s Space Weather Prediction Center

Read these versions of the new NOAA press release about Solar Cycle 24, released with fanfare by the media.  How quickly can you spot the actual message?  Here is a brief version, then a longer one, then the full text. “NOAA Predicts Solar Cycle 24“, press release, 8 May 2009 — Version #1 (excerpt): A new active …

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More shockwave events to worry about, in addition to peak oil and global warming

Summary:  about shockwaves, the various catastrophic threats to civilization — even to life on Earth.  There are so many, often with believers who warn that this threat deserves the most drastic action.  At the end is a recommendation, a better way to prepare. Shockwaves:  low probability but high impact events.  Difficult to predict when they …

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