Coronal Mass Ejections (cme)

The year 2005 saw two of the largest sun spotdifferent, on September 7th, 2005, an X17 CME (the
outbreaks ever! Central America saw a thesecond largest ever recorded in history). It took out
Llamatepec volcano erupt for the first time in 100many shortwave CB and ham radio transmissions.
years, hurricane Stan killed more than 1,500 people, andAnd the point is? Sunspot 798 belched several more
a 5.8 earthquake hit the same area. All three were intimes before it quieted down on Sept. 13th. Is it
the same week- Oct. 1-8. Were the CME's and thecoincidental that Katrina adn Rita were bookends to
three major catastrophe's coincidental?the second largest ever CME? Is it coincidental that
Global warming got the blame for the three majorthe three major catastrophes in Central America were
catastrophies. I doubt it! There was also Katrina andweeks later?
Rita. Remember them?You judge!
The first clue that 2005 might have been a badThe point is that in the Suns 11 year cycle 2005 was to
climatic year here on earth came from our Sun on daybe the quietest. The least amount of activity you say?
one. Just forty minutes into January 1st (GMT) the sunGuess when the sun will reach it's peak activity. Yep,
released a very powerful solar flare (X2). Solar flares2012! Could what happened in 2005 be telling us
are rated as either C-M-X (light-middle-powerful). Thensomething about 2012 as many fear? Or just
on January 17th and X3 CME broke out. It came fromcoincidence again. How many coincidences can we
a sun spot the size of Jupiter. Scientists were amazedhave before we begin to see some syncronicities?
that instead of taking the normal 2-3 days to reachWe have so many things to learn and just maybe
earth, this CME made it to earth in 30 minutes! A majorancient cultures like the Hopi and Mayans are our
sun spot eruption!teachers- from the past.
Just to make sure we knew 2005 was going to be