Looks like confirmation bias to me. What is needed is an objective metric upon which statistics can be gathered. The 2 extreme events of last month, occurring within 16 hours, are the only events that were qualitatively differentiable from the normal process of near earth material.
On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 10:16 AM, ChemE Stewart <[email protected]> wrote: > Here's a good historical article on 1860 "year of meteors" painting by > Walt Whitman. > > > http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/written-in-the-skies-the-truth-behind-year-of-meteors-1990008.html > > 1859 was the Carrington Event solar storm > > The sun has been relatively quiet so far this year for a solar max. > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/19/science/space/on-the-watch-for-a-solar-storm.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 > > Stewart > > > > > On Saturday, March 23, 2013, Jed Rothwell wrote: > >> See: >> >> >> http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2013/03/22/dramatic-meteor-streaks-through-evening-sky/ >> >
