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43. WHEW! Space Weather Good Ahead Of December 21 Mayan Apocalypse

Wed Dec 19, 2012, 01:16 AM

Dec 2012

Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Space Weather Good Ahead Of December 21 Mayan Apocalypse

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- Many apocalyptic predictions call for doomsday ... According to the joint U.S. Air Force and NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast issued on December 17, 2012, the space weather forecast looks good ahead of the so-called Mayan calendar apocalyptic doomsday of December 21, 2012. The forecast calls for a less than 1 percent chance of a powerful Class X solar flare or major solar geomagnetic storm ... solar activity is expected to be at low levels with a slight chance for M-class flares ... the geomagnetic field has been at quiet to active levels for the past 24 hours. Solar wind speed, as measured by the ACE spacecraft, reached a peak speed of 532 km/s ...

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Do you expect 12/21/12 to be the Apocalypse and what form will it take? [View all] Renew Deal Dec 2012 OP

I don't think it will happen but if it does it will involve a Rush Limbaugh fart. yourout Dec 2012 #1

Now that would be cataclysmic. Marie Marie Dec 2012 #41

But, would a Rush Limbaugh fart really be that different Jamastiene Dec 2012 #80

Where the hell is Planet X right now, anyway? teddy51 Dec 2012 #2

has a flying saucer landed in Tokyo? sarisataka Dec 2012 #6

lol Have not heard of one landing. teddy51 Dec 2012 #9

Other. Powerful winds will blow everything away all at once. Coyotl Dec 2012 #3

I love that graphic Renew Deal Dec 2012 #7

I'm sorry but the temperature that day will be 666 degrees. Gregorian Dec 2012 #10

LOL! Coyotl Dec 2012 #25

lol! don't think hair gel will help. n/t orleans Dec 2012 #33

Dunno...but I will be in NYC stuffing on Lobster and Steak.. HipChick Dec 2012 #4

As will I....the whole family will be together for Solstice dinner and gift opening. So we'll all Nay Dec 2012 #31

so late in December, your family gives gifts and has a feaster demwing Dec 2012 #35

Nope--we're not Christian. For 39 years we've done Solstice. Just our preference. Nay Dec 2012 #38

Other: World stops spinning and we all fly off into space as gravity fails NightWatcher Dec 2012 #5

6 month long days and nights Renew Deal Dec 2012 #12

Orly Taitz will do something SANE. Gregorian Dec 2012 #8

i know what a zombie apocolypse* is supposed to be- but what's a zombie apocolpse? Mel Content Dec 2012 #11

CDC Issues Zombie Apocalypse Preparedness Material Coyotl Dec 2012 #44

Zombie Prolapse? FSogol Dec 2012 #57

Well, what about a zombie apocalypso? Jamastiene Dec 2012 #81

the world will end. mid 70's, slight easterly wind, partly cloudy. russspeakeasy Dec 2012 #13

Didn't SkyNet become self-aware this year? Iggo Dec 2012 #14

The smart bet is "Nothing Happens" 'cause if it does we won't be here to point out who was wrong. Motown_Johnny Dec 2012 #15

Other DJ13 Dec 2012 #16

That seems the most likely. GreenPartyVoter Dec 2012 #18

Of COURSE you do! demwing Dec 2012 #49

Not for president, so I get the right to grouse if I don't like the way the guy I GreenPartyVoter Dec 2012 #50

Absolutely! Grouse if you don't like the job he is doing demwing Dec 2012 #71

Sure. As long as I add the modifier, "If he..." I guess I can say anything I want. Thanks for GreenPartyVoter Dec 2012 #72

Ahh! demwing Dec 2012 #87

Not touchy, just observant. You didn't say anything to the person who GreenPartyVoter Dec 2012 #88

Everywhere we go, the music from the Dollar Store will be playing.... Bennyboy Dec 2012 #17

2012? agent46 Dec 2012 #19

Everyone having a separate reality make it difficult to organize, bu that won't matter after Friday. Coyotl Dec 2012 #27

The only thing that will happen on Dec 21 this year will be a lot of End Of The World Parties..... LongTomH Dec 2012 #20

We're going to one. Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #42

! CrazyOrangeCat Dec 2012 #83

Sta-Puft Marshmallow Man Roland99 Dec 2012 #21

Awesome! Renew Deal Dec 2012 #24

What? No "All of the Above"? Amateur. nt DCKit Dec 2012 #22

lol Renew Deal Dec 2012 #23

The calendar turns over nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #26

Admit it, you know the New Age is going to dawn. Coyotl Dec 2012 #30

That's when the NRA announced it will release a statement. KittyWampus Dec 2012 #28

The NRA Implodes At Their 12-21-12 Press Conference.......nt global1 Dec 2012 #29

No more Rice Krispies, maybe? MADem Dec 2012 #32

2 words oldhippydude Dec 2012 #34

Gozer The Gozerian pokerfan Dec 2012 #36

Nothing is going to happen. MrSlayer Dec 2012 #37

This. (nt) hahaha Control-Z Dec 2012 #45

Other-Everybody gets PPR'd on that date Kaleva Dec 2012 #39

SSDD shanti Dec 2012 #40

WHEW! Space Weather Good Ahead Of December 21 Mayan Apocalypse Coyotl Dec 2012 #43

I expect potato. slackmaster Dec 2012 #46

Instantaneous Climate Change demwing Dec 2012 #47

Nothing happens. HappyMe Dec 2012 #48

Plague of toads has always seemed an amusing sign of the Apocalypse. leveymg Dec 2012 #51

We'll all be laughing about 12/21/12 on 12/22/12. In_The_Wind Dec 2012 #52

Hey, did you feel something Renew Deal Dec 2012 #62

Yes, I did. In_The_Wind Dec 2012 #64

I voted no but kydo Dec 2012 #53

Well, I still have a box of Hornady "Zombie Max" shotgun shells... Buns_of_Fire Dec 2012 #54

Chuckle. Nt Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #78

I'm assuming zombie apocalypse union_maid Dec 2012 #55

If it doesn't involve Honey Boo-Boo, it is insufficiently apocalyptic hatrack Dec 2012 #56

A zombie Honey Boo Boo? Buns_of_Fire Dec 2012 #59

I'm going to go up to all of the Doomsday believers tomorrow hobbit709 Dec 2012 #58

I did that during the May 21 madness next year Renew Deal Dec 2012 #60

Other: killer bees from Brazil! grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #61

We do not get to know our expiration date ellie Dec 2012 #63

About the same as the Y2K doomsday extravaganza Trailrider1951 Dec 2012 #65

What the hell is wrong with you people??? greytdemocrat Dec 2012 #66

It starts with the end of gun posts in GD hootinholler Dec 2012 #67

Yes. A budget deal with the republicans. Autumn Dec 2012 #68

+1 forestpath Dec 2012 #69

Ha HA! Laugh now suckers! I'm the one who'll be laughing after the Rapture. Ganja Ninja Dec 2012 #70

The Fiscal Cliff, obviously Bucky Dec 2012 #73

I will not get my morning coffee that day. sofa king Dec 2012 #74

Wait ... the earth ending is one thing ... but no morning coffee? JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2012 #86

I DON'T NEED YOUR FUCKING SYMPATHY! sofa king Dec 2012 #90

Abide deutsey Dec 2012 #75

The end? winetourdriver Dec 2012 #76

We will all be sent to Facebook prison? louis-t Dec 2012 #77

No, but if anything at all happens, it will be because some gullible, Jamastiene Dec 2012 #79

Zomg! zabet Dec 2012 #82

Other. Bats or more probably republicans. wandy Dec 2012 #84

The days will begin to lengthen. tosh Dec 2012 #85

Gravity reverses, and we all fly away. Dash87 Dec 2012 #89