Huge Solar Flare About To Hit The Earth
Huge Solar Flare About To Hit The Earth
The British Geological Survey [BGS] has already issued a geomagnetic storm warning. The Earth’s magnetic field is expected to be hit with the eruption over the next two or three days.
The impact is likely to cause an increase in geometric activity on the Earth, being the strongest flare recorded in several years. Electrical power grids, communications systems and satellites may be affected in some areas. Of course, it could just as easily cause no issues at all. There is a good possibility that observers in northern parts of the US and Europe may see aurora borealis [often called the northern lights] in the night sky.
The BGS has just released archive geomagnetic records dating back over 100 years. BGS scientists have said that the studying of past solar events can help give an insight into future events.
Recent events in history show how solar flares have caused interruption to electrical system on the planet, such as the 1972 solar flare that caused long distance telephone communication across the state of Illinois to stop working. In 1989 several million people were in darkness in Quebec, Canada, as the result of a solar flare affecting the power grid.
According to researchers the Sun is starting to go through a period of increased activity, we should expect more sun spots and more solar flares over the coming years. As we now live with an ever increasing dependency on electronics, computerized systems, communication systems, including satellite navigation, we seem to be ever more vulnerable to such activity. How much impact any potential coronal mass ejections can have on our systems is of course speculative until it happens. Although there does seem to be an increased amount of research pointing to the fact that such events could have serious implications.
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