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Fluctuations in solar activity affect our climate more than anything else does.  And this year, the Sun has been more active than scientists anticipated.

The current solar cycle is expected to peak within the next 12 months but the number of sunspots has been increasing at an exponential rate over the past couple of months and in August the average number of sunspots was the highest since 2001, double what scientists were projecting.

The recent surge in solar activity may result in intense solar flares and geomagnetic storms. The heightened solar activity has also contributed to record-breaking global heat this summer and increased seismic activity, particularly in California.

The Sun Is Doing Something That It Is Not Supposed To Do, And That Could Mean Big Trouble In The Months Ahead

By Michael Snyder

The giant ball of fire that our planet revolves around has been far more active than scientists originally anticipated this year, and that could have very serious implications for all of us in the months ahead. 

Fluctuations in solar activity affect our climate more than anything else does, and we also tend to see more earthquakes when solar activity is at elevated levels.  The current solar cycle is supposed to reach a peak at some point during the next 12 months, but so far there are no signs that solar activity is slowing down.  In fact, the average number of sunspots that we witnessed last month was the highest that we have seen since 2001:

The average number of sunspots reached 215.5 in August, according to the Solar Influences Data Analysis Centre at the Royal Observatory in Belgium. It’s the highest number since Sept.-Dec. 2001, according to SpaceWeather.com. July’s total was 196.5. Last month, NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Centre issued a preliminary statement that solar activity is at its highest since March 2001.

Northern Lights Alert: Solar Activity Surges To Strongest In 23 Years, Forbes, 5 September 2024

This wasn’t supposed to happen.

Scientists were originally projecting that we would see about half as many sunspots during the month of August:

Experts had predicted that August would only see half as many sunspots, indicating that the solar maximum is imminent, and it may be more active than anticipated, possibly bringing intense solar flares and coronal mass ejections.

Solar Flare Warning as Unexpected Sunspot Activity Breaks 23-Year Record, Newsweek, 5 September 2024

The number of sunspots has been increasing at an exponential rate for the past couple of months.  Hopefully, we will get a reprieve here in September.  Because if we don’t, we could see more severe geomagnetic storms like we did in May:

In May 2024, Earth experienced its strongest geomagnetic storm in over 20 years, with auroras visible much farther south than usual, including regions as far as Florida and Mexico. If another large sunspot appears around the time of the September equinox, it could lead to a similar or even stronger event.

Auroras to Light Up the Sky: Russell-McPherron Effect and Solar Activity Promise Stunning Displays, Daily Galaxy, 7 September 2024

When a very large geomagnetic storm occurs, it can disrupt our lives in countless ways.  Back in May, even farm equipment was dramatically affected:

Ronald Rabon, the owner of Double R Farms, said back in May when the G-5 extreme solar magnetic levels occurred, he was out spraying his cotton field when his equipment started acting up.

“I didn’t know what was wrong with it,” Rabon said. “All I knew, it was, and you could get it straightened up and go for a few minutes. And it might go 20, 30 minutes and whatever minutes from then, all of a sudden, you’d be going through the field and it might just take a left.”

Rabon said one of the biggest problems with the solar flares is preventing his sprayers from being accurate. His GPS uses precise alignments for spraying, and when knocked out of its track, could overspray his crop and kill it.

Increased solar activity leaving negative effects on some farming equipment, WBTW News 13, 6 September 2024

Of course, if our planet is hit by a large enough storm, it could fry power grids, take down the Internet, and cause massive societal problems all over the world.  Hopefully, such a scenario will not play out any time soon.

All of the solar activity that we have been witnessing is also the primary reason why there has been so much intense heat this summer:

Summer broke global heat records for the second straight year, scientists have confirmed – putting 2024 firmly on track to be the hottest year in recorded history.

The period between June and August – summer in the Northern Hemisphere – was the world’s hottest such period since records began in 1940, according to data published Friday by Copernicus, Europe’s climate change service.

The planet endures its hottest summer on record – for the second straight year, CNN Climate, 5 September 2024

Much more importantly, there tends to be a lot of seismic activity when solar activity is very high, and that is precisely what has been occurring.  In particular, a lot of experts are quite alarmed about all of the shaking that we have seen in California lately:

Residents in California experienced a swarm of five earthquakes within the last 48 hours.

A 4.4 magnitude was felt in the north around Lake County on Saturday and two more struck the area the following evening, ranked as a 2.7 and 2.8 magnitude.

Locals in southern California also reported two more quakes on Saturday, with the largest ranking a 3.9 magnitude.

California rocked by swarm of five earthquakes in just 48 hours, Daily Mail, 9 September 2024

Within the past 7 days, there have been more than 900 earthquakes in California and Nevada.  As I discussed the other day, I am extremely concerned about the instability that we have been witnessing on the West Coast.  This is something that I will be watching very, very closely during the months to come.  In my brand-new book, I explain why I believe that we have entered a time when we will see historic earthquakes of absolutely epic proportions.

Of course, it isn’t just the US that will be affected.  There has also been a lot of shaking south of the border lately too.

On 6 September, a gigantic crack in the Earth that suddenly opened up actually swallowed four cows:

A large earth crack opened in Ejido J. Cruz Gálvez, located in the Hermosillo municipality of Sonora, Mexico, on 6 September 2024, swallowing four cows.

The crack is reported to be approximately 3 km (1.8 miles) long and 1.5 m (5 feet) wide, with a depth of 4 m (13 feet) in some sections.

According to the rancher who recorded a video of the crack, it swallowed four cows. Local authorities have not yet issued any statements regarding the matter.

Large earth crack swallows cattle in Hermosillo municipality, Sonora, Mexico, The Watchers, 8 September 2024

It is not normal for a crack in the Earth that is 3 kilometres long to appear out of nowhere.

When will people finally start to wake up?  Our planet is becoming increasingly unstable, and this should deeply alarm all of us.

Meanwhile, the skies above our heads are becoming increasingly active as well.  For example, a giant space rock that is “approximately the size of two football fields” will come flying by our planet on 15 September:

An asteroid approximately the size of two football fields is set to make a close approach to Earth this month. According to the New York Post, the 720-foot-wide asteroid named 2024 ON, will pass around 620,000 miles from our planet on 15 September. While this distance might seem vast, it’s remarkably close in astronomical terms – equivalent to just 2.6 times the distance between our planet and the Moon. However, it poses no threat to Earth.

Asteroid The Size Of Two Football Fields To Make Close Approach To Earth On September 15, NDTV, 2 September 2024

The good news is that this particular giant space rock is definitely going to miss us.  In the future, we may not be so fortunate.

So much is happening in the skies above our heads but most of the population is not paying attention.

Unfortunately, it is just a matter of time before major events start to happen that none of us will be able to ignore.

About the Author

Michael Snyder’s new book entitled ‘Chaos’ is available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon. He has also written seven other books that are available on Amazon including ‘End Times’, ‘7 Year Apocalypse’, ‘Lost Prophecies Of The Future Of America’, ‘The Beginning Of The End’, and ‘Living A Life That Really Matters’. 

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