Our Sun is gearing up for its peak activity which happens every decade and already showing serious signs that 2024 could be one of the biggest events so far. Which could create a disaster here on Earth. Imagine if everything electronic stoped working right now? Decades ago our reliance upon technology was very basic but now it influences or controls every aspect of daily functioning.
All it would take is another big X-Class aimed towards Earth which has happened many times in the past.
Already colourful auras in the sky (northern lights) are being widely seen as our hemispheres are impacted by the powerful streams of energized particles.
Imagine a world where everything electronic stopped working right now!
Those who are impacted by smaller C-class flares from the sun are people who rely on GPS/GNSS services, especially satelite communication.
Less common strong M-class sun flares launch a coronal mass ejection (CME), which are large clouds of plasma and magnetic fields that erupt from the sun. The ejection contains billions of tons of corona material from the sun's surface which bombards our planet.
M-class sun flares can happen often every ten years causing havoc to radio communications and electrics even creating localised electricity blackouts.
X-class sun flares are major events that can trigger radio and power blackouts around the whole world with long-lasting radiation storms in the upper atmosphere. In 1859 The Carrington Event took out all electricity.
Earth directly hit by a big X-class sun flare now would be devasting due to our reliance of technology and would put us back in the dark ages.
All it would take is another big X-Class aimed towards Earth which has happened many times in the past.
Already colourful auras in the sky (northern lights) are being widely seen as our hemispheres are impacted by the powerful streams of energized particles.
Imagine a world where everything electronic stopped working right now!
Those who are impacted by smaller C-class flares from the sun are people who rely on GPS/GNSS services, especially satelite communication.
Less common strong M-class sun flares launch a coronal mass ejection (CME), which are large clouds of plasma and magnetic fields that erupt from the sun. The ejection contains billions of tons of corona material from the sun's surface which bombards our planet.
M-class sun flares can happen often every ten years causing havoc to radio communications and electrics even creating localised electricity blackouts.
X-class sun flares are major events that can trigger radio and power blackouts around the whole world with long-lasting radiation storms in the upper atmosphere. In 1859 The Carrington Event took out all electricity.
Earth directly hit by a big X-class sun flare now would be devasting due to our reliance of technology and would put us back in the dark ages.
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