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Hello mr W is this true i found on the internet, ??
1/3 OF THE EARTHS POPULATION WILL BE GONE IN A TWINKLING OF AN EYE.
HOW?
WHEN THIS CELESTIAL BODY PASSES...IT WILL PULL DOWN OUR MAGNETIC FIELD.
THE PLANET WILL SHIFT 28 TO 42 DEGREES
THE POLES WILL MELT IN DAYS GIVING RISE TO MASSIVE CLIMATE CHANGES FROM THE FRESH WATER MIXING WITH SALT WATER.
Hello,
What you referenced on the net shows a mish mash of assorted speculations - none of which has been verified, or confirmed. Worse, the site (web site, blog?) seems to have either mixed up or assembled a morass of different hypothetical "trhreats" - for whatever reasons.
It is true that there are *real threats* to the planet, namely global warming. But this ridiculous nonsense concerning a "celestial body that will pull down Earth's magnetic field" is totally without any foundation.
It is truly tragic that the net is filled with so much vacuous blather, misinformation and twaddle when there are genuine REAL threats out there that much more command people's attention and concern.
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Philip Stahl
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I have forty years of experience in Astronomy, specifically solar and space physics. My specialties include the physics of solar flares, sunspots, including their effects on Earth and statistics as applied to astronomical investigations.
Experience
Astronomy: more than forty years experience starting with construction of my own simple telescopes. Worked at university observatory in college, doing astrographic measurements. M.Phil. degree in Physics/Solar Physics and more than ten years as researcher.
Organizations
American Astronomical Society (Solar Physics and Dynamical Astronomy divisions), American Mathematical Society, American Geophysical Union
Publications
Solar Physics (journal), The Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, The Proceedings of the Meudon Solar Flare Workshop (1986), The Proceedings of the Caribbean Physics Conference (1985). Books: 'Selected Analyses in Solar Flare Plasma Dynamics', 'Physics Notes for Advanced Level'.
Education/Credentials
B.A. Astronomy, M. Phil. Physics
Awards and Honors
American Astronomical Society Studentship Award (1984), Barbados Government Award for Solar Research
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