Last year we reported British Defence secretary Liam Fox attend a summit of scientists and security advisers, who believe the infrastructure that underpins modern life in Western economies is potentially vulnerable to electromagnetic disruption. [Link]
Now according to BBC : Scientists around the world will be watching closely as three eruptions from the Sun reach the Earth over Thursday and Friday.These "coronal mass ejections" will slam into the Earth's magnetic shield.
Now according to BBC : Scientists around the world will be watching closely as three eruptions from the Sun reach the Earth over Thursday and Friday.These "coronal mass ejections" will slam into the Earth's magnetic shield.
The waves of charged solar particles are the result of three solar flares directed at Earth in recent days, including the most powerful since 2006.
The biggest flares can disrupt technology, including power grids, communications systems and satellites.
Awakening Sun
In 1972, a geomagnetic storm provoked by a solar flare knocked out long-distance telephone communication across the US state of Illinois. And in 1989, another storm plunged six million people into darkness across the Canadian province of Quebec.
Dr Thomson said it was possible infrastructure could be affected this time, but stressed: "The X-flare that was observed the other day was lower in magnitude than similar flares that have been associated with technological damage such as the loss of the Quebec power grid... and even the large magnetic storm in 2003, which caused some damage to satellites in orbit."
Scientists will have around half an hour's notice that the wave of charged particles is about to hit the Earth's magnetic shield.
This is taken from the point at which a Nasa satellite called Ace (the Advanced Composition Explorer) registers the solar radiation on its instruments: "We're sitting waiting for that event to happen," said Dr Thomson.
Researchers say the Sun has been awakening after a period of several years of low activity.
In 1972, a geomagnetic storm provoked by a solar flare knocked out long-distance telephone communication across the US state of Illinois. And in 1989, another storm plunged six million people into darkness across the Canadian province of Quebec.
Dr Thomson said it was possible infrastructure could be affected this time, but stressed: "The X-flare that was observed the other day was lower in magnitude than similar flares that have been associated with technological damage such as the loss of the Quebec power grid... and even the large magnetic storm in 2003, which caused some damage to satellites in orbit."
Scientists will have around half an hour's notice that the wave of charged particles is about to hit the Earth's magnetic shield.
This is taken from the point at which a Nasa satellite called Ace (the Advanced Composition Explorer) registers the solar radiation on its instruments: "We're sitting waiting for that event to happen," said Dr Thomson.
Researchers say the Sun has been awakening after a period of several years of low activity.
We had many time written about the danger of "Massive Solar Flare Storm and Spacequake" here on earth.
Our latest article about Spacequake which had caused Northern Light and 6.4 Earthquake [Link] on August 4, 2010 explained in detail how Sun Solar Flare trigger earthquake here on earth.
We fear the latest Sun solar flare storm which is set to reach earth by Friday 18, 2011 will not only cause Northern lights but also the Earthquake as well.
Our latest article about Spacequake which had caused Northern Light and 6.4 Earthquake [Link] on August 4, 2010 explained in detail how Sun Solar Flare trigger earthquake here on earth.
We fear the latest Sun solar flare storm which is set to reach earth by Friday 18, 2011 will not only cause Northern lights but also the Earthquake as well.
Two year back NASA report on Sun solar storm which is carried out for NASA by the US National Academy of Sciences had also warned about upcoming solar Storm in year 2011-2012 too. read it all
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