While the planet appears in the most recent series of solar flares, and did not predict the next one will be carried out smoothly.
The power of these types of flares, if sufficiently large doses, striking the earth right, also has the ability to make almost all of our planet's electronic and electric power network.
" There is a coronal mass ejection and they happen all the time," said David, Hanes, professor and head of the physics department, engineering physics and Astronomy Department of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario province." They consist of a bunch of charged particles reach Earth in hundreds of kilometers an."
Although these particles and radiation usually show only ourselves in a larger northern lights show, they may not be too good to computer-dependant society.
" You are a busy charged particles entering the earth's magnetic field and instructions, to a certain extent, said:" hanes." This means, you have a big current more than us. Pulse, can affect our electronic stuff."
The most famous example is 1989, when the current is eliminated most of Quebec power grid, a giant pulse is forced through a circuit.
" We must realize that this is because the pulse like fried chip computer, said:" hanes." We now rely entirely on the computer running like our system, our grid even freezer, a very large coronal mass ejections can create considerable damage. If every single computer in North America, killed this it would take ages to restore it.
" It is a reminder, these ejections can occur, is more intense than this and, for decades, we can be a direct hit, also have some of these serious side effects."
Possibility is so powerful, some military research using this type of power surge war.
" This is a problem actually, came up in the context of war, said:" hanes." Because it is possible to create and use weapons, may explode, high in the atmosphere, will produce very strong electromagnetic pulse, can eliminate all electronic and computer infrastructure in a localized region."
Kelly korreck from Harvard - Smithson Center for Astrophysics saw these solar flares can influence the natural world.
" Dolphins and homing pigeons are browsed by magnetic sensors behind the nose, said:" korreck." When the magnetic field is disturbed, can throw them down in the voyage or flight course. So, there are natural consequences, but of course, is the most beautiful of course, northern or southern lights, it depends on you.
