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[–] TrueSeeker777 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

sounds like the rich wants more money, with all the satellites up their of ours and others that can do the job and can tell the UK about the flares in advance why else would they need all those billions except for greed i don't by their lying BS about having to know weeks in advance, from what i understand we know exactly when flares happen and when they will hit the earth already.and it hits the earth a lot faster than weeks this is what i found ,How long does it take a solar flare to reach the earth? 8 minutes 31 and 2/3 seconds at maximum velocity. The real question is the magnitude of the flare, and by the sound of the questions and answers, it's more based on a CME which I believe its speed would be directly affected by the magnitude of it. Otherwise, as previously stated, particles move at the speed of light which is what my answer is based upon. For reference, the fastest recorded CME to date was around 3000 km/s which would have taken between 13 and 15 minutes to reach the earth. An "average" CME will take 12-48 hrs to reach earth, so there is a factor of energy I'm guessing that plays a major role in the velocity of such an event.