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18th October 2010, 16:29
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According to NASA and astronomers around the world, absolutely massive solar flares, the likes of which haven’t been seen since the mid 1800s will whip Earth with “the force of 100 million hydrogen bombs”. Astronomers predict that the solar flares could be powerful enough to disrupt every single power grid on Earth simultaneously… which was only kind of a big deal when it happened in 1859, but could be devastating in the 21st century.
“The general consensus among general astronomers (and certainly solar astronomers) is that this coming Solar maximum (2012 but possibly later into 2013) will be the most violent in 100 years,” News.com.au quoted astronomy lecturer and columnist Dave Reneke as saying. “A bold statement and one taken seriously by those it will affect most, namely airline companies, communications companies and anyone working with modern GPS systems.
“They can even trip circuit breakers and knock out orbiting satellites, as has already been done this year,” added Reneke. No one really knows what effect the 2012-2013 Solar Max will have on today’s digital-reliant society. Dr Richard Fisher, director of NASA’s Heliophysics division, told Reneke the super storm would hit like “a bolt of lightning”, causing catastrophic consequences for the world’s health, emergency services and national security unless precautions are taken.
NASA said that a recent report by the National Academy of Sciences found that if a similar storm occurred today, it could cause “1 to 2 trillion dollars in damages to society’s high-tech infrastructure and require four to 10 years for complete recovery”.
Where’s John Cusack to save the world when you need him?
Read more here at Yahoo (http://in.news.yahoo.com/139/20100826/981/tsc-massive-solar-storm-to-hit-earth-in_1.html).
According to NASA and astronomers around the world, absolutely massive solar flares, the likes of which haven’t been seen since the mid 1800s will whip Earth with “the force of 100 million hydrogen bombs”. Astronomers predict that the solar flares could be powerful enough to disrupt every single power grid on Earth simultaneously… which was only kind of a big deal when it happened in 1859, but could be devastating in the 21st century.
“The general consensus among general astronomers (and certainly solar astronomers) is that this coming Solar maximum (2012 but possibly later into 2013) will be the most violent in 100 years,” News.com.au quoted astronomy lecturer and columnist Dave Reneke as saying. “A bold statement and one taken seriously by those it will affect most, namely airline companies, communications companies and anyone working with modern GPS systems.
“They can even trip circuit breakers and knock out orbiting satellites, as has already been done this year,” added Reneke. No one really knows what effect the 2012-2013 Solar Max will have on today’s digital-reliant society. Dr Richard Fisher, director of NASA’s Heliophysics division, told Reneke the super storm would hit like “a bolt of lightning”, causing catastrophic consequences for the world’s health, emergency services and national security unless precautions are taken.
NASA said that a recent report by the National Academy of Sciences found that if a similar storm occurred today, it could cause “1 to 2 trillion dollars in damages to society’s high-tech infrastructure and require four to 10 years for complete recovery”.
Where’s John Cusack to save the world when you need him?
Read more here at Yahoo (http://in.news.yahoo.com/139/20100826/981/tsc-massive-solar-storm-to-hit-earth-in_1.html).