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Old 10-17-2018, 07:18 PM   #3269 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead
Since space weather travels slower than the speed of light,if this satellite can be a early-warning system for telecommunications and GPS,it would be of value to a lot of customers,including the Pentagon.
If it detects a coronal mass ejection on our way,well it's extinction time for all of us.
There are blue jets which operate up to 75-miles,into the ionosphere.Sprites and other critters operating below.
Perhaps this newfangled satellite will discover some fun new facts.
If you're betting on the discovery of some cosmic ray,climate forcing mechanism,you may not want to wager too much on that bet.
Anthropogenic climate change is in a 'mature' enough stage,scientifically,that it's not necessary to search for alternate explanations.Again,Ockham's Razor.
I thought I'd've pointed to this, but it's only a week old.

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