So a message of hope then.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laschamp_event#Background_and_effects
btw, for anyone who is skeptical about whether we could be looking at another geomagnetic reversal/excursion in the near future:
Since its discovery, the magnetic excursion has been demonstrated in geological archives from many parts of the world.[3] The transition from the normal field to the reversed field lasted approximately 250 years, while the magnetic field remained reversed for approximately 440 years. During the transition, Earth's magnetic field declined to a minimum of 5% of its current strength, and was at about 25% of its current strength when fully reversed. This reduction in geomagnetic field strength resulted in more cosmic rays reaching the Earth, causing greater production of the cosmogenic isotopes beryllium-10 and carbon-14, a decrease in atmospheric ozone, and changes in atmospheric circulation.[4][5]
the auroras this may were a clear red flag that the earth's magnetic field is dramatically declining... based on the relative change of observed solar flare strength and the resultant geomagnetic storm strength, dating back to the Carrington Event, which was x45 according to this paper:
https://www.swsc-journal.org/articles/swsc/pdf/2013/01/swsc130015.pdf
whereas the ones in may were 8.7:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/solar-cycle-largest-flare-bursts-not-over-may-2024/
and that event created auroras that were seen to 50'N, ie, near the more northern cities of canada and northern europe
the one in may, literally 1/9th the strength, loaded the atmosphere with so much energy that new caledonia and puerto rico had sightings of the aurora, absolutely unprecedented in recorded history since records of aurora and solar/geomagnetic storms have been studied
do the math... we have a carrington again probably 2/3rds of the planet's surface will have every electronic device fried completely, currently at a 9x ratio compared to how strong the field was back then, and there are other data points about how this is an exponential curve, the event in the 30s, another in the 60s, all a little stronger, there was one in the mid 00s i forget when, 2007 maybe
it's not that electronic and radio technology will be completely destroyed, it's just that anyone who isn't prepared for this, and hasn't got military grade EMP protection on their devices is probably going to be the proud owners of many many bricks, their house lighting will be gone, likely not just the power circuits but many small, voltage sensitive devices will be fused and permanently fail, and anything with actual antennas, yeah, buh bye
it's coming soon, extrapolation of the decay curve based on an apparent logarithmic decay we are now in that last 11% or so of the transition to a reversal of the magnetic field impacting us to reverse polarity, and by the information about the Laschamp event probably that means at least 400 years of completely disrupted climate and many other effects that will make life very difficult
Discussion
“So I got that going for me”
hey, you want to be opiated or awake and have a chance of doing something?
relocating to higher ground and being ready for steam age living isn't a bad idea anyhow, considering that there is also social collapse on the horizon
It's true. Might as well be ready, or at least as ready as one can be.
yeah, it's got me planning to eke out my golden years on the high plains of southwest Wyoming :) herding goats and haxing code in my secret underground lair
oo, wyoming. they got good bitcoin laws 😎😅
orly
also good gun laws, low taxes... nostr:nprofile1qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq32amnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwv3sk6atn9e5k7tcpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtcpremhxue69uhkummnw3ez6ur4vgh8wetvd3hhyer9wghxuet59uqzprf5h5jryfqv2cm3wj3akxgc0za2rsfn4mrnndj2yep9naq5hcetcvezue put me onto the idea, she's from there
Love it. Great plan.
Then you're atop a giant caldera though
i had more in mind somewhere around Rock Springs
if i'm too far to be near the lava then consider that it's been at more than 300 years since it last belched melted rock, they do eventually stop, and man does it have a ton of lava-belch sitting on top and all around everywhere nearby, this also limits how much can really get out
anyhow, far better than colorado for the laws i'll be expected to submit to
Rock Springs is nice... as long as yellowstone stays somewhat active, it's no real threat. I was curious if that was something you'd considered.
Colorado is beautiful & full of all sorts of things to do but yeah... not my choice of living environment either.
oh yeah, first thing i thought when i peered at the map was "oooh, big volcano"
then i was like "ok, most of that is national park and state forest anyhow, meh
then i was like "ok, what are the tallest parts where people actually live" and that part down the south/southeast was where i was thinking probably best
Have you spent amy time there before?
any* 🙄
never dared to enter into usg federal jurisdiction of any kind yet, never been on any part of the american continent
but idk what to say, i been in bulgaria, romania, hungary, slovenia, slovakia, netherlands, germany, now portugal, seems like easy mode going somewhere they speak english, and instead of being homeless, having money...
nothing about the cold or the altitude or the provincial culture attitudes bothers me at all, and i'm actually quite charming in person, i have a strong ability to get rapport with people by listening to them and responding to their points
balkans people are pretty insular and stubborn too, they are notorious for it on the Continent, i figure it would be hard to be worse... russians even i get along with but they are more stand-offish, idc if that's what they are like, good, i don't want people creepy crawling into my business either
As far as the people, you couldn't pick a better section of the US to consider than the chunk that's not quite the Midwest nor the PNW, fwiw. It's a leave me alone but also let's not let eachother freeze to death environment. It's pretty special.
yeah, i have 12 movies queued up to get around to watching that are there or related to it... one of them is Close Encounters... haha... already seen that one, read the book... and Butch Cassidy and teh Sundance Kid... idk, gonna be fun but i haven't got much patience for watching movies, i'm probably gonna check out the newest ones for the super HD visuals of the landscape mostly
😂 Fun way to research but don't expect too much cultural accuracy from anything
yeah, fun, if your idea of fun is sitting very still watching some bullshit
no it's not particularly interesting from cultural perspective to me, since after all most of this shit was written in california, right? lol! or maybe i should say Langley directed the writing, in most cases, at least since the 60s...
it's just to see the landscape, really, but i can't be fucked tuning out the story and watching it in the background, either, so, no idea when i'm ackchually gonna watch em lol
possibly never, idc really, the recommendation from you and nostr:nprofile1qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq3wamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwdehhxarj9e3xzmny9uq3zamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wwa5kuef0qyfhwumn8ghj7mmxve3ksctfdch8qatz9uqzprf5h5jryfqv2cm3wj3akxgc0za2rsfn4mrnndj2yep9naq5hcetyx556t are more strong recommendations than anything i can imagine might point me to it
hmmm, maybe i will just play them on my little display with sound off no subtitles just to catch the visuals now and then
i have three priorities in my life, aside from household duties:
coding stuff for my job
coding my own stuff
playing games
everything else is like, meh, the only thing i'd like to change is swapping out the last item for keeping my own farm
Yeah, maybe make a plan to visit the area during its worst weather months, if possible... I'm not sure if that area experiences the influx & flee cycles like where I am at, but it's worth exploring any potential farm/ranch areas at peak discomfort 😅
indeed... yes, i am familiar with strong winds and icy cold, and starting to get used to the whole cycle of things, to make hay while the sun shines... so i will probably dedicate the first year to just getting my bearings in a more convenient position and establishing the essentials and exploring and probably be ready for some bleeding cold windy nasty weather... i think there is sometimes tornadoes right, maybe i'll get to have me a wind storm before i even leave the first little town i plop down in