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Written by Natascia   
Sunday, 20 February 2011 14:49
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Solar explosion Monday, February 14, generated a wave of care in the world. This new show of force of the Sun is seen by scholars as a warning that reminds us how frail is humanity, before the great cosmic events.

The most powerful solar storm affected us was in 1859. It destroyed the telegraph wires and caused fires in North America and Europe, informs Space. Its inhabitants had suffered due to solar explosion products this week. So far, only satellite communications and radio transmissions were affected, but the future could subject us unpleasant surprises. She showed us what he could sun. The consequences could be disastrous in the future in a world increasingly reliant on technology. Human and financial damage can be huge. Is expected in the coming years, we have also some experiences. You can not accurately determine whether we can expect an even bigger explosion, but we are not safe from it. The fact is that the Sun was awakened from a lethargy that had fallen in the cycle of 11 years. In the past months have seen an increase in solar activity.
These are eruptions of intense radiation bursts, sending waves of photons toward Earth. Their intensity is classified into three categories: Class C, Class M and Class X, the latter being the strongest. The explosion of 14 February was X2.2 class. Other types of solar storms known as coronal mass ejection. They erupt from the Sun's surface and send particles back to Earth. Both types have their origin in the Sun's outer atmosphere.
They can influence life bye Earth. Satellite communications can be interrupted for several minutes or even hours. In a period of eight minutes of their production, the effects of solar flares reach Earth. It is time that light needs to travel from Sun to Earth. Most dangerous are coronal mass ejecta strong. They come in a few days in our planet's magnetic field interferes with and cause strong geomagnetic storms on Earth. Such major events may interrupt the power supply for a period that can last several days and affect communication. NASA has sent a mission into space in 2010 to warn us about major solar events. The explosion of 14 February was accompanied by a coronal mass ejection. Compared with the now, the explosion of 1859 would have been, say specialists, 30 times more powerful, and the effects were very bad for the Earth.
If such a major explosion such as that in 1859 there would now be much more serious effects. Everything is much more developed than then and would probably take place, a chain reaction. The whole world would be engulfed in chaos. Time needed to restore order on the ground would be ten years, experts say. It might be that solar activity peak reached in 2013 or 2014, said Bob Rutledge, the U.S. specialty center. In cycle or 11 years, Sun has been pretty quiet so far, compared with the peak reached in previous cycles.

 

 

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