NASA: The Sun's Magnetic Field is about to Flip

[Emily]

http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/the-suns-magnetic-field-is-about-to-flip/#.UgLF8ayZvMo

The Sun's Magnetic Field is about to Flip
Aug. 5, 2013

Something big is about to happen on the sun. According to measurements from NASA-supported observatories, the sun's vast magnetic field is about to flip.

"It looks like we're no more than three to four months away from a complete field reversal," said solar physicist Todd Hoeksema of Stanford University. "This change will have ripple effects throughout the solar system."...

 

[sharon sanders]

Re: NASA: The Sun's Magnetic Field is about to Flip

So I guess this event might affect the weather on earth?

 

[Emily]

Re: NASA: The Sun's Magnetic Field is about to Flip

I think they are referring to "space weather" around the Earth, so that could affect satellites and power grids.