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How Recent Solar Flares Are Affecting Humans

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Recently we are experiencing an intensive amount of solar activity on the Sun which is affecting both the Earth and Humans.

 

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Exactly what is a solar flare and how does it affect us?

A solar flare is a magnetic storm on the Sun which appears to be a very bright spot and a gaseous surface eruption such as in the above photograph.  Solar flares release huge amounts of high-energy particles and gases that are tremendously hot.  They are ejected thousands of miles from the surface of the Sun.

Weather: Snow Blanketing Parts Of UK

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Sky News - 2/13/13

Parts of the UK are set to see up to six inches of snow, as drivers were warned of perilous driving conditions in some areas.

Forecasters say the latest snowfall will be followed by rain, before much of the country enjoys a period of sunshine and milder temperatures.

To watch the video and read the rest of this story, visit Sky News.

Epic Glacier Collapse Caught on Camera

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Wunderground.com - 2/12/13, Douglas Main

The immediate aftermath of the rupturing of an ice bridge connected to Argentina's Perito Moreno glacier, causing an enormous splash in the lake below. Christian Gross

 

Amateur photographer Christian Grosso got a surprise recently when he visited a glacier in Argentina's Patagonia region: an enormous ice bridge connected to the glacier ruptured and fell, causing a huge wave in the lake below.

 

 

Luckily he had his camera to capture the event. And another visitor caught a video of the ice falling.

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Weather Word Origins: Blizzard, Hurricane, Tornado

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Weather.com - 2/12/13, Chris Dolce

10 Amazing Hurricane Images: Felix - 2007 (NASA)

Powerful Category 5 Felix was photographed over the western Caribbean by a crew member aboard the International Space Station on September 3, 2007.


Hurricane, tornado and blizzard - we use these terms all the time in weather, but have you ever wondered how they came to describe each particular phenomenon?

After searching through various NOAA websites and the American Meteorological Society weather glossary, we've come up with seven weather-related terms and how they originated. We begin with hurricane, which has its roots in mythology.


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Snow-Buried Communities Seek Help from Residents

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Weather.com - 2/13/13, Jay Lindsay

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Bert Johnson takes a break while clearing snow from a bus-stop bench outside the apartment complex where he lives in Portland, Maine, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Residents are digging out after a blizzard dumped a record 31.9 inches of snow on the city. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
 

BOSTON -- With schools still closed, cars still buried and streets still blocked by the widespread weekend snowstorm, officials around southern New England are asking people to pick up a shovel and help out.

In Boston, a "snow angel" campaign is using social media to encourage neighbors and friends to be an angel and help dig out the stranded.

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First EF-4 tornado of 2013 injures 82 near Hattiesburg, MS

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Wunderground.com - By Dr. Jeff Masters, 2/12/13

The strong tornado that swept through Hattiesburg and Oak Grove in Lamar County, Mississippi, on Sunday has been rated an EF-4 with 170 mph winds, making it the first violent EF-4 tornado of 2013. The tornado hit Hattiesburg at 5:12 pm CST February 10, injuring 82 people and causing widespread damage over a 20-mile-long path. Miraculously, there were no deaths.The only other violent EF-4 tornado ever to hit Lamar County occurred on April 24, 1908, according to NWS Jackson.

Figure 1. Oak Grove High School football field near Hattiesburg, MS after Sunday's tornado. Damage was rated EF-4 near the high school, and there was clear evidence of the tornado being multi-vortex over a portion of its path. Image credit: NWS Jackson Facebook page.
 

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