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Nostradamus is widely regarded as the world s leading authority on prophecy and predictions, even 454 years after his death. The French mystic and writer published during his lifetime (1503 to 1566) collections of cryptic predictions many believe have accurately warned us of the future. Nostradamus s followers claim he correctly predicted the rise of Adolf Hitler to power in 1933, the coronavirus pandemic and the Great Fire of London in 1666 - but what did he have to say about 2021?
Maverick astrophysicist calls for unusually intense solar cycle, straying from consensus view
Matthew Cappucci, The Washington Post
Dec. 19, 2020
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NASA s Solar Dynamics Observatory captures sunspots in February 2013.NASA/SDO/AIA/HMI/Goddard Space Flight Center.
When the chips are down and a big storm is brewing on Earth, odds are that forecasters are predicting close to the same thing. But when it comes to space weather and storms that flare up on the surface of the sun, that s not always the case. The sun has begun a new 11-year cycle, and scientists have very different ideas on just how much energy will be available to fuel its eruptions.
Solar physicist Scott McIntosh forecasts very active sunspot cycle washingtonpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from washingtonpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Near Miss: The Solar Superstorm of July 2012
July 23, 2014: If an asteroid big enough to knock modern civilization back to the 18th century appeared out of deep space and buzzed the Earth-Moon system, the near-miss would be instant worldwide headline news.
Two years ago, Earth experienced a close shave just as perilous, but most newspapers didn t mention it. The impactor was an extreme solar storm, the most powerful in as much as 150+ years. If it had hit, we would still be picking up the pieces, says Daniel Baker of the University of Colorado.
A ScienceCast video recounts the near-miss of a solar superstorm in July 2012. Play it