On Thu May-16-2013 15:32, Roy Witt (1:387/22) wrote to Roger Nelson:   
      
    RW> Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:   
      
    RW>> Roger Nelson wrote to All:   
      
    RW>RN>> X-FLARE: A sunspot hiding behind the sun's eastern limb erupted   
    RW>RN>> on May 13th at 02:17 UT, producing the strongest solar flare of   
    RW>RN>> the   
      
    RW>> The solar flux has reached 150, 13points higher than two days ago.   
    RW>> And its the highest it's been in a very long time.   
      
    RN> We're heading back toward the Sun and the Earth has tilted on its   
    RN> axis.   
      
    RW> No, the earth is actually headed away from the Sun this time of   
    RW> year. In fact, the earth is farthest away from the sun around July   
    RW> 4 at about 94.4 billion miles vs the closest it was on January 3 at   
    RW> 91.4billion miles. The difference in our seasonal temps is due to   
    RW> the Earth's inclination, I forget how many degrees tilt, but on   
    RW> approach to the sun, one hemispere is leaning away (their winter)   
    RW> while the other is leaning into (their summer) the sun.   
      
   If the above is true, it would be cold in the summer.   
      
    RW> Solar flares, OTH, happen all over the sun's surface, some of which   
    RW> face the earth and some that face away from us. Some of them are   
    RW> strong enough, even though they face away from earth that they   
    RW> affect our atmosphere. Those that are on our viewing side of the   
    RW> sun wreak havoc with all kinds of communications around the world,   
    RW> at least more than those flares that don't.   
      
   That's exactly what I maintain is the cause for the devasting hurricanes we   
   have -- the Sun firing spitballs at us causing a rise in the Earth's   
   temperature.   
      
      
   Regards,   
      
   Roger    
   --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+   
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