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Solar Max to the Max – FIVE Storms A-Comin’!
November 25, 2000An unusual sequence of five consecutive solar storms will result in disrupted radio transmissions and possible effects on power systems, according to NASA's Spaceweather.com. However, this storm does not carry radioactive particles, and air travelers and astronauts are not at... continued
Gene-Altered Corn is on the Loose
November 25, 2000Reuters, Kyodo News Service - It was discovered in September that many brands of taco shells and chips contained StarLink, a biotech variety of corn that has not been approved for human consumption. It was announced Tuesday, November 21, that... continued
UFO Flap Problem
November 24, 2000On 11/17/00 Whitleysworld published a story about numerous UFO sightings in Texas and Oklahoma that included accounts of a massive UFO being observed in Elk City, Oklahoma, and a series of extremely bright flashes of light in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We... continued
The Recount: An Insider’s Story
November 19, 2000This fascinating insider's story of the recount process in action has been prepared by Democratic activist Angela Glover Blackwell. She makes no secret of which side she's on, but she provides all of us with an inside look at what... continued
Texas-Oklahoma UFO Sightings – A Flap is On
November 17, 2000On October 13, 2000 at approximately 7:30 PM a group of lights streaked across the Midwest, appearing first over northwest Texas, and ultimately being sighted from Oklahoma to Nebraska and as far east as Illinois. On October 18, NASA issued... continued
The Leonids Are Coming And It’s Gonna Be Fun!
November 17, 2000The Leonids are coming, and it's a pretty decent meteor storm! Sky watchers in North America may be able to spot an unusually beautiful type of meteor called Earthgrazers during this year's Leonid shower.Earthgrazers are long, bright shooting stars that... continued
World May Force US Climate Change Action
November 13, 2000With the US facing the prospect of the least-powerful government in its history, world leaders are gathering in the Hague in an atmosphere of crisis to discuss the dangers of climate change, and there is talk of compelling the US... continued
Another Solar Storm – Auroras Possible Tonight
November 10, 2000The Nov. 8th solar eruption that triggered an ongoing radiation storm around Earth also launched a coronal mass ejection that appears to be heading in the direction of our planet. The CME raced away from the Sun traveling faster than... continued
Severe Solar Storm Hits Earth
November 9, 2000From NASA's Spaceweather.com: RADIATION STORM: The flux of high-energy protons near Earth is approximately 100,000 times greater than normal following an M8-category solar flare near active region 9218 on the Sun's western limb. The sun has been unusually active lately,... continued
Proton Storm Puts Air, Space Travelers At Risk
November 9, 2000The solar storm now striking the earth consists mostly of protons and could put space travelers and some air travelers at risk of receiving health-threatening radiation doses. Current Mass Ejection The earth's atmosphere and magnetic field protect life on the... continued