The Earth is Screaming... Literally

by jordan | July 2, 2008 at 12:25 pm | 254 views | 8 comments

Not in a figurative sense, either. Our planet is quite literally emitting a deafening scream. Were they not blocked by our hardworking ionosphere, these sounds would drown out all of our own radio signals. So no Nickelback, but no Billie Holiday, either. Have a listen here.

Earth emits an ear-piercing series of chirps and whistles that could be heard by any aliens who might be listening, astronomers have discovered.

The Auroral Kilometric Radiation (AKR), as it is called, is beamed out in a narrow plane, as if someone had put a mask over a torch and left a slit for the radiation to escape.

This flat beam could be detected by aliens who've figured this process out, the researchers say. The knowledge could also be used by Earth's astronomers to detect planets around other stars, if they can build a new radio telescope big enough for the search. They could also learn more about Jupiter and Saturn by studying AKR, which should emit from the auroral activity on those worlds, too.

"Whenever you have aurora, you get AKR," said Robert Mutel, a University of Iowa researcher involved in the work.

If anyone ever makes first contact with us, it will to complain about the noise. Not a good start.

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Luiz Castro

at 12:32 on July 2nd, 2008

good stuff:

jordan, I like this story. It's good stuff.

Yes Jordan, the problem is that corruption have made our leaders deaf.

patgarcia

at 12:59 on July 2nd, 2008

good stuff:

jordan, I like this story. It's good stuff. Awesome information! I'm doing some research on the pineal gland and something just "clicked" in my mind. Our pineal glands respond to AKR. I guess if the earth is screaming trouble, so are we.

Interactions between the Earth's magnetic field and a weak, manmade, low frequency electromagnetic field produces measurable changes such as a major amplification at the cell receptor sites. This makes intercellular communication at the gap junctions very sensitive to weak, oscillating electromagnetic fields. Pineal gland cells respond to changes in both polarity and intensity of the Earth's magnetic flows, where they powerfully influence bodily circadian rhythms. The heart muscles have been shown to resonate at a fundamental node frequency within the spectrum associated with the planetary circumference. A high percentage of Earth-related naturally occurring vibrations offer harmonics within that same spectrum. Bone and muscle display piezoelectric properties which are also sensitive within these same Earth-related frequencies.

Maireid Sullivan

at 19:38 on July 2nd, 2008

Thanks Pat, for the extra info.
Have you been following Michael Gmirkin's posts on this subject?

René

at 17:53 on July 2nd, 2008

Maybe so, Jordan, but the recording is deafeningly silent.

Rhonda J Mangus

at 18:56 on July 2nd, 2008

good stuff:

jordan, I like this story. It's good stuff.

Maireid Sullivan

at 19:37 on July 2nd, 2008

good stuff:

jordan, I like this story. It's good stuff.

Michael Gmirkin has posted a series of excellent reports (here on NP) expanding further upon this.

mgmirkin

at 00:51 on July 3rd, 2008

Well, not specifically "whistler waves" and other radio noisy phenomena, but some related stuff about the solar-terrestrial electrical interaction (it's okay to call it electrical, despite a lack of doing so by those involved with that actual discovery announcements).

Also noted some articles and opinions on cosmology, relating to plasma / electrical processes.

Good times
~Michael Gmirkin

mgmirkin

at 00:55 on July 3rd, 2008

good stuff:

jordan, I like this story. It's good stuff.

Yeah, I'd seen some of this from the original articles. Interesting stuff. Also interesting that our ionosphere / magnetosphere filters a lot of this stuff out due to the plasmas contained therein and the propensity to screen out certain wavelengths and other particles.

Frankly, I think that developing plasma science's insights into the screening properties of plasma might have applications for protecting astronauts in space, etc. IE, if it were possible to set up some kind of a plasma screen around spacecraft such that harmful wavelengths or particles were blocked, thus reducing astronaut or electronics exposure to the same, that would be pretty cool.

~Michael Gmirkin