Saturday, February 17, 2007

Northern Lights

Okay, 5 satellites were launched today under a project called THEMIS, to help scientists understand what causes the northern lights.

NASA is undertaking the mission to investigate what causes auroras in the Earth's atmosphere to change in appearance and dissipate. Discovering why the light of auroras can fluctuate and fade will provide scientists with important details on how the planet's protective magnetosphere works and on the sun-Earth connection.

So, we need 5 satellites to study the northern lights, how many satellites are being used to get data about climate change? sun-Earth connection? Well, well, so there is a connection? The sun somehow affects our climate? Who would have thunk it! I'm shocked.

Go to the site and read about substorms, yup, they are like earthquakes in the sky. Might this help to change our climate?

My question to Suzuki, the zoologist is, if they still don't understand the northern lights, and have no clue what causes them, how can the science be "closed" on climate change? Anybody?

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