February 17, 2015 - Japan Earthquakes, Hot Headlines

Image Above: The Bz component of the interplanetary magnetic field carried past our planet via the solar wind is currently tipped south. Enhanced geomagnetic activity will be possible during the next several hours. Sky watchers around the Arctic Circle should be on alert tonight. Stuart Cant located in Scotland sends us this nice photo he captured during the early morning hours of February 17th.

Solar activity remained at very low levels. The periods activity consisted of sub-C class x-ray emissions and no events. Region 2284 (N15E10, Axx/alpha) and Region 2285 (S09W35, Axx/alpha) decayed over the period and were inactive. Region 2282 (N11W44, Cso/beta) remained stable and unremarkable. No Earth-directed coronal mass ejections were observed. .Forecast... Solar activity is forecast to remain at very low levels with a chance for low levels for days one through three (17-19 Feb)

• China's COSCO Dis-Assembles 8 Ships Amid Glut As Baltic Dry Hits Another Record Low 
• Islamic State militants 'burn to death 45 in Iraq' 
• OBAMA WANTS TO TAX YOUR RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS Rush Limbaugh: 'They're gonna target money, and I warned everybody' 
• (Un) Informed Consent: A Few Things Parents Don’t Know About the Measles, Mumps & Rubella Vaccine – Part 1 
• Russian researchers expose 'NSA's secret weapon': Outrage at program that enables America to spy on EVERY home computer in the world is uncovered 
• Something Huge Is Happening! Over 40 Bankers Dead Since 2014: Latest Banker Death Connected To JP Morgan VP:HERES THE LIST PRINT THIS ARTICLE OUT AND KEEP SO YOU CAN KEEP TRACK 
• Dr. Jim Willie: Chaos Mushrooms As Events Begin To Move At Breakneck Speed 
• Obama to Outlaw .223 Ammunition (M855) Through Executive Action 
• Forget Your Neighbors, You Must Focus On Saving Your Family While You Still Can 
• Creepy, Calculating and Controlling: All the Ways Big Brother Is Watching You 
• Federal judge orders temporary halt to Obama executive actions on immigration, setting up major court showdown 
• Cometh The Censor:I am hard pressed to think of a society in such internal decline that has turned itself around, and I cannot imagine how ours might do so. One sure thing is that, once the internet is gelded, there will be no hope at all. And the assault 
• ISIS Sex Jihad: You Can Have Sex With One-Year-Old Infants For $172 – Here’s The Complete ‘Price List’ 
• Paul Craig Roberts – Putin Just Warned The West It Faces These Terrifying Consequences 
• My Nuclear Rant: Asymmetric War Threat of Ukraine Conflict:Don’t Expect the MSM to Warn You 
• White House Avoids Mentioning That 21 Beheaded Christians Were Christians! 
• The Church Is Filled With Evil And Demonic People! The Time For Weakness Is Over, We Must Confront All Wicked Ministers And Pastors, Throw Them Out Of The Church, And Bring Back Christendom 
• Paul Craig Roberts – Putin Just Warned The West It Faces These Terrifying Consequences