Why is the Mainstream Media predicting these colossal cosmic events for Christmas weekend?

 

A Neutron star SGR 1806-20 producing a gamma ray flare.

 

 Why is the Mainstream Media predicting these colossal cosmic events for Christmas weekend?

Starquake to ‘strike Earth on BOXING DAY triggering global earthquakes and tsunamis’

KILLER cosmic rays from a powerful starquake are on course to cause a global Christmas catastrophe, according to conspiracy theorists.

By Joshua Nevett/

DAILY STAR

Millions of lives will be at risk if wacky premonitions of a monstrous wave of radiation smashing into Earth on Boxing Day come true.Doomsayers are convinced that a colossal explosion on the surface of a neutron star thousands of lightyears away poses a chilling threat to humanity.Earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions are predicted to rip the world apart as the holiday season kicks off on December 24.The flood of deadly gamma and X-rays are said to have been unleashed by an explosion on the surface of a magnetar.

Magnetars are incredibly dense stars with masses up to twice that of the sun and extremely powerful magnetic fields.

Magnetar 2016: Starquake to hit earth on Boxing Day
GETTY – PREMONITION: Space fanatics believe a starquake will hit Earth on Boxing Day
Starquakes occur when the crust on the surface of a magnetar cracks, causing an eruption of energy equivalent to a 23 magnitude earthquake on Earth.As a result the blast of energy is sent hurtling through the galaxy at the speed of light.According to space weather conspiracy theory blog BPEarthWatch, such a violent mass of energy is currently on a collision course with Earth.A post on its blog reads: “It is being reported that a megnetar starquake has occurred and the first weak wave arrived on 10/15/16 and a more powerful wave, that has the potential to cause large devastation to the earth, is due to arrive on 12/26/2016.”

But don’t cancel Christmas just yet.

Magnetar 2016 starquakeGETTY – POWERFUL: A starquake is equivalent to a 23 magnitude quake on Earth

“We cannot predict in advance the occurrence of a magnetar flare.”

Dr Bryan Gaensler

Daily Star Online spoke to experts who have studied magnetars and the link between space weather and natural disasters.

Dr Bryan Gaensler, of Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, led a report into the most powerful space quake to reach Earth ever recorded.

Speaking of the 2004 giant flare 11 years ago, he described the next biggest starquake ever recorded as “peanuts” in comparison.

In just 200 milliseconds – a fifth of a second, literally the blink of an eye – the eruption gave off as much energy as the sun does in a quarter of a million years.

He added: “Had this happened within 10 light years of us, it would have severely damaged our atmosphere.

“Fortunately, all the magnetars we know of are much farther away than this.”

Magnetar 2016 starquakeGETTY – SPACE: The closest known magnetars to Earth are more than 8,000 lightyears away___
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