Apesar de já ter começado o ciclo 24. a propagação continua pelas horas da amargura. zero manchas solares. Já passei por 3 ciclos (com este) e não me lembro de ciclos com tantas vezes zero manchas. Assim sendo, começo a pensar que os cientistas que  dizem que o ciclo 24 vai ser um ciclo muito activo, com grandes tempestades solares, e "flares" muito intensas, tem toda a razão. Vamos ver qual o impacto que isso vai ter nas modernas tecnologias, que se desenvolveram em tempos de baixa actividade solar, e ao que sei nem sempre tiveram em conta os fenómenos solares.
<br><br>73 de CT4RK&nbsp; <br><br><br><br clear="all"><span class="spaceweatherLeftColumnCapsText">SPACE 
      WEATHER</span><br>
      <span class="currentConditionsText">Current conditions</span> 
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      <span class="solarWindText"><b>Solar wind</b><br>
      speed: 
      <b>477.3
</b>
      km/sec<br>
      density: 
      <b>4.7
</b>
      protons/cm<sup>3</sup><br>
      </span><span class="solarWindExplanationText"><a href="http://spaceweather.com/glossary/solarwinddata.html">explanation</a> 
      | <a href="http://www.sec.noaa.gov/ace/MAG_SWEPAM_24h.html">more data</a><br>
      </span><span class="solarWindUpdatedText">Updated: Today at 
      1416
      UT </span> 
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      <span class="solarWindText"><b>X-ray Solar Flares</b><br>
      6-hr max: <b> 
      A0
      </b> </span><span class="solarWindUpdatedText"> 
      1415
      UT 
      Jan13 
      </span><span class="solarWindText"><br>
      24-hr: <b> 
      A0
      </b> </span><span class="solarWindUpdatedText"> 
      0750
      UT 
      Jan13 
      </span><span class="solarWindText"><br>
      </span><span class="solarWindExplanationText"><a href="http://spaceweather.com/glossary/flareclasses.html">explanation</a> 
      | <a href="http://www.sec.noaa.gov/rt_plots/xray_5m.html">more data</a><br>
      </span><span class="solarWindUpdatedText">Updated: Today at: 
      1415
      UT </span> 
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      <span class="dailySunTitleText">Daily Sun: 13 Jan 08</span> 
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      <span class="dailySunCaptionText">The sun is blank--no sunspots. Credit: 
      SOHO/MDI</span> 
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      <span class="solarWindText"><b>Sunspot number: <font color="#006699">
      0
      </font></b></span> <br>
      <span class="solarWindExplanationText"><a href="http://spaceweather.com/glossary/sunspotnumber.html">What 
      is the sunspot number?<br>
      </a></span><span class="solarWindUpdatedText">Updated 12 Jan 2008</span><span class="solarWindExplanationText"><a href="http://spaceweather.com/glossary/sunspotnumber.html"> 
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      <span class="dailySunTitleText">Far side of the Sun:</span> 
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</a> 
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      <span class="dailySunCaptionText">This <a href="http://spaceweather.com/glossary/farside.html">holographic 
      image</a> reveals no sunspots on the far side of the sun. Image credit: 
      SOHO/MDI</span> 
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      <span class="solarWindText"><b>Planetary K-index</b><br>
      Now: <strong>Kp=<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> 
      1      </font> </strong> <font color="#009966">quiet</font><br>
      24-hr max: <strong> Kp= 
      4      </strong></span><span class="solarWindText"> <font color="#ff9900">unsettled</font><br>
      </span><span class="solarWindExplanationText"><a href="http://www.spaceweather.com/glossary/kp.html">explanation</a> 
      | <a href="http://www.sec.noaa.gov/rt_plots/kp_3d.html">more data<br>
      </a></span> 
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      <span class="dailySunTitleText">Current Auroral Oval:</span> 
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      <span class="SolarWindText">Switch to: <a href="javascript:setPOESEurope()">Europe</a></span><span class="SolarWindText">, 
        <a href="javascript:setPOESUS()">USA</a></span><span class="SolarWindText">, 
        <a href="javascript:setPOESAustralia()">New Zealand</a></span><span class="SolarWindText"></span><span class="SolarWindText">, 
        <a href="javascript:setPOESAntarctica()">Antarctica</a></span><span class="SolarWindText"></span><br>
        <span class="SolarWindText"> Credit: NOAA/POES</span><span class="SolarWindText"><br>
        </span><span class="solarWindUpdatedText">Updated: 
                </span> <br>
        <span class="solarWindExplanationText"><a href="http://www.northern-lights.no/english/what/oval.shtml">What 
        is the auroral oval?</a></span> 
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      <span class="solarWindText"><b>Interplanetary Mag. Field</b><br>
      B<sub>total</sub>: <b>8.2
</b> nT<br>
      B<sub>z</sub>: <b>1.1
</b> nT <b>north
</b><br>
      </span><span class="solarWindExplanationText"><a href="http://spaceweather.com/glossary/imf.html">explanation</a> 
      | <a href="http://www.sec.noaa.gov/ace/MAG_24h.html">more data</a><br>
      </span><span class="solarWindUpdatedText">Updated: Today at 
      1417
      UT </span> 
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      <span class="dailySunTitleText">Coronal Holes:</span> 
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      <span class="dailySunCaptionText">A solar wind stream flowing from the indicated 
      coronal hole will reach Earth on Jan. 14th or 15th. Credit: Hinode X-Ray 
      Telescope. </span> 
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          <td width="76%"><span class="noaaSpaceweatherText">SPACE WEATHER<br>
            </span><span class="noaaForecastsText">NOAA Forecasts</span></td>
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      <span class="solarWindUpdatedText">Updated at: 
       2008 Jan 12 2203 UTC

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            <div class="solarFlaresTableColumnTitleText" align="center">FLARE</div>
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            <div class="solarflares48hrColumnTitleText" align="center">0-24 hr</div>
          </td>
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            <div class="solarflares48hrColumnTitleText" align="center">24-48 hr</div>
          </td>
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            <div class="solarFlaresTableColumnTitleText" align="center">CLASS 
              M</div>
          </td>
          <td>
            <div class="solarFlaresTableDatumText" align="center">
              01
%</div>
          </td>
          <td>
            <div class="solarFlaresTableDatumText" align="center">01
%</div>
          </td>
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          <td>
            <div class="solarFlaresTableColumnTitleText" align="center">CLASS 
              X</div>
          </td>
          <td>
            <div class="solarFlaresTableDatumText" align="center">01
%</div>
          </td>
          <td>
            <div class="solarFlaresTableDatumText" align="center">01
%</div>
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      <span class="solarFlaresBoldText">Geomagnetic Storms:<br>
      </span><span class="solarFlaresDescriptionText">Probabilities for significant 
      disturbances in Earth&#39;s magnetic field are given for three activity levels: 
      <a href="http://spaceweather.com/glossary/geostorm.html">active</a>, <a href="http://spaceweather.com/glossary/geostorm.html">minor 
      storm</a>, <a href="http://spaceweather.com/glossary/geostorm.html">severe 
      storm</a></span>
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      <span class="solarWindUpdatedText">Updated at: 
       2008 Jan 12 2203 UTC

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      <span class="geostormsTableTitleText">Mid-latitudes </span> 
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          <td width="30%"> 
            <div class="solarflares48hrColumnTitleText" align="center">0-24 hr</div>
          </td>
          <td width="30%"> 
            <div class="solarflares48hrColumnTitleText" align="center">24-48 hr</div>
          </td>
        </tr>
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          <td> 
            <div class="solarFlaresTableColumnTitleText" align="center">ACTIVE</div>
          </td>
          <td> 
            <div class="solarFlaresTableDatumText" align="center">20
%</div>
          </td>
          <td> 
            <div class="solarFlaresTableDatumText" align="center">15
%</div>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td> 
            <div class="solarFlaresTableColumnTitleText" align="center">MINOR</div>
          </td>
          <td> 
            <div class="solarFlaresTableDatumText" align="center">15
%</div>
          </td>
          <td> 
            <div class="solarFlaresTableDatumText" align="center">10
%</div>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>
            <div class="solarFlaresTableColumnTitleText" align="center">SEVERE</div>
          </td>
          <td>
            <div class="solarFlaresTableDatumText" align="center">05
%</div>
          </td>
          <td>
            <div class="solarFlaresTableDatumText" align="center">01
%</div>
          </td>
        </tr>
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      <span class="geostormsTableTitleText">High latitudes </span> 
      
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          <td width="40%"> 
            
          <br></td>
          <td width="30%"> 
            <div class="solarflares48hrColumnTitleText" align="center">0-24 hr</div>
          </td>
          <td width="30%"> 
            <div class="solarflares48hrColumnTitleText" align="center">24-48 hr</div>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td> 
            <div class="solarFlaresTableColumnTitleText" align="center">ACTIVE</div>
          </td>
          <td> 
            <div class="solarFlaresTableDatumText" align="center">25
%</div>
          </td>
          <td> 
            <div class="solarFlaresTableDatumText" align="center">20
%</div>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td> 
            <div class="solarFlaresTableColumnTitleText" align="center">MINOR</div>
          </td>
          <td> 
            <div class="solarFlaresTableDatumText" align="center">20
%</div>
          </td>
          <td> 
            <div class="solarFlaresTableDatumText" align="center">15
%</div>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td> 
            <div class="solarFlaresTableColumnTitleText" align="center">SEVERE</div>
          </td>
          <td> 
            <div class="solarFlaresTableDatumText" align="center">10
%</div>
          </td>
          <td> 
            <div class="solarFlaresTableDatumText" align="center">05
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