by
skybiker
Jul 05, 2009
In the 90's when was flying wide body Jets overseas I became interested in cosmic radiation exposure for high altitude long haul flight crews. Out of curiosity I subscribed to Rice U's Solar Flare project. Rice U would send me email alerts every time there was unusual solar activity. During solar flares crew cosmic radiation exposure can increase 10 fold. I was interested in getting info about solar activity during my long all night flights . Not sure what I could do about it, but I wanted to know. What did I notice? Almost 3 time a week I would get a Red Alert or Yellow Alert email from Rice. This was unheard of. This was not normal. This went on for months and years during the mid to late 90's. It was very unusual. But why do I tell you this? The reason I bring this all up is to say that during extreme solar activity the sun runs hotter than normal. Hotter Sun means more heat reaches earth as well. So is there Global Warming? You Betcha! But it isn't your SUV that's doing it.