NASA | The Truth about 2012 - Solar Storms

Should we be concerned about solar storms in 2012? Heliophysicist Alex Young from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center sorts out truth from fiction.


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[TheTGRproductions]

And then we found out later it missed us by just 9 short days....and that our grids are still massively under prepared for another Carrington Event.

[GreenMoversUSA]

Whether the world is going to end or not just keep enjoying your life while you still have it.

[FourtySven]

at 2:04
i guess he forgot to mention
so then what are the appropriate measures we can take to protect ourselves against a solar cme

[matdej]

What about solar storms in combination with the ongoing magnetic polar shift?

[fefek]

Wait... Does that mean another solar flare will happen in 2 years?

[michaelryd]

Did he sort out anything? No he didn't... This troll just distorted the truth even more and was not telling you what really happened!

[Neo-Nightly]

Odd that it talks about 2012 when it was published in 2011

[Eric-qexz]

OMG 2012 is so close to 2014! We're all going to die!!


Aliens: I told you they weren't that smart

[maharley]

Well, apparently im still using my internet soooo . . . looks like we're gonna be ok. Thanks to the good ol' magnetic field.

[dafonz]

@187butcher I think there is a movie about a solar flare type of armeggedon. Don't remember exactly wat its called but it was on syfy channel before.

[serbanmike]

I like your earrings Dr.Young.
Now talking about Solar flares and Solar activity, 10, 000 years is not a great time expanse.
What can you tell us about the our galactic superwave bubbles seen by Fermi gamma ray telescope, its speed, periodicity and its dangers to Earth life.

[matdej]

@ravenheart93 Why are you answering my question with another question? I don't see how the two are related, as I consider my question fairly relevant to this. It's just a simple thing I'm wondering.

[booleyLOD]

Sorry Alex, but you and I BOTH KNOW that what you are saying is true but PARTIAL information at best. What you have left out is the CME incident of 1859 "the Carrington Effect) for example and how vulnerable we now are due to the erosion of our magnetic shield. You know that a strong CME (Earth in the right place, wrong time) could easily destroy our electrical grid for several years and even render most vehicles inoperable. You say to the sheeples not to worry. SAD

[HINDUTVASAVARKAR]

I can here after 9 years of uploaded 😂😂😂😂

[thanos]

yeah, we will live on and deal with uncle sam

[witchhunter]

thank god this thing was freaking me out glad to hear it wont harm us

[homefryable]

what r those objects@ 1;39..1;40..????coming from behind the Sun.???

[LegoTransport]

@davidsingle500 yes i know is it nice right davidsingle500 and it is good to know that this channel is not trying to scare us abut 2012

[raytvmy]

we don't even understand enough of our own little earth's climate... how dare the scientists even dare to tell us when will the next solar storm hits?

[ShadowNinja]

Oh god yes....I've been throwing up so much from the fear of this storm...Thanks NASA!!!You rock!