The Next Scientific Frontier: Sun-Earth Interactions by Washington's Blog

If you have not seen this yet:


"The Next Big Scientific Breakthrough: Sun-Earth Interactions

Quantum computing, nanotechnology and genetic engineering are exciting fields. But understanding the interaction between the Sun and Earth is at least as important as a scientific frontier.
The Sun Affects Clouds and Ozone, Which In Turn Affect Climate

For example, one of the world's most prestigious science labs has just demonstrated that cosmic rays affect cloud formation - which in turn affects climate - on Earth. Because the sun's output directly determines the amount of cosmic rays which reach the Earth, the sun is an important driver of the Earth's climate.

And as I noted last year:

Intense solar activity can destroy ozone in the Earth's atmosphere, thus affecting climactic temperatures. See this, this, this and this. Indeed, the effects of solar energy on ozone may be one of the main ways in which the sun influences Earth's climate.

The Sun's Output Changes the Rate of Radioactive Decay On Earth

Believe it or not, Stanford University News reported Tuesday that solar flares change the rate of radioactive decay of elements on Earth:

When researchers found an unusual linkage between solar flares and the inner life of radioactive elements on Earth, it touched off a scientific detective investigation that could end up protecting the lives of space-walking astronauts and maybe rewriting some of the assumptions of physics."

more:
[link to www.washingtonsblog.com]
or
[link to www.globalresearch.ca]



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Last Edited by MasseyFerguson49 on 08/26/2011 11:04 PM