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We habitually call the Sun the “source of life.” It’s right, the light goes out – and our planet will turn into an icy desert. But the same Sun can become a grave digger, if not life on Earth in overall, then human civilization – for sure.
sunny wind
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The sun does not burn evenly, like a light bulb. Current processes on it have an explosive character and are accompanied by the so-called “sunny flares “, in which clots of energy are thrown into space (thermal, light, kinetic).
After each such outbreak, a stream flies towards the Earth helium-hydrogen plasma – the “solar wind”. This phenomenon was discovered September 1, 1859 by Richard Carrington, the British astronomer. Then he recorded a solar storm, still remaining the strongest in the history of astronomical observations. The 1859 outbreak entered science as the Carrington Event.
A Danger Nobody Knows About
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In 1859 gusts of solar wind caused a real heliomagnetic apocalypse on the planet. Over britain and north America from Quebec to Panama sky bloomed enchanting show – aurora lasting all night.
In the “age of steam” this event had practically no effect on of human civilization: well, what a steam engine oscillations of magnetic fields? However, the possible consequences of Carrington’s Events in the 21st Century (century of electronics), can most accurately be described by the word “catastrophe”. Here’s the finished script for the next Apocalypse movie.
First strike
The first alarm sounded by astronomers who recorded the most powerful solar flare. On their recommendation, crews are urgently evacuated ISS – neither spacesuits, nor skin will save astronauts from the stream high energy particles. Canned equipment on numerous satellites, protective screens fall, shuts down food on-board computers.
But solar radiation burns out most of the electronic circuits. equipment, plasma vortices disrupt the operation of solar panels. Failure of all satellite systems: global GPS positioning, GLONASS navigation, emergency response in case of accidents ERA GLONASS, etc. After a few seconds, rushing with at a speed of 1200 km / s. a stream of ionized particles falls on The earth.
Lucifer’s Hammer
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From the first seconds, cellular and radio communications disappear. “Blind” navigation devices and, as a result, take off to the ground and boarding planes. Air tragedies are followed by a series of marine disasters. The most modern ships crammed with electronics do not no chance of escape. Supertankers crashed on reefs cause environmental disasters.
Strongest caused by a powerful stream of solar radiation discharges in power lines cause numerous fires. “Dying” the Internet, wire telephone and telegraph communication. Longest “hold” fiber optic lines and government RF communications. But comes moment, and the last monitor screens go out, in the handset is not even interference is heard. Electro-impulses induced by the space element generate vortices of stray currents in chains. On transformer substations that miraculously survived the fire automatically turn on protection. People are left without electricity.
In millions of megalopolises, work is paralyzed necessary services: emergency, medical, fire and police. On the transport highways with traffic lights shutdown – collapse: multi-kilometer lines of stuck cars. And over all this horror riot of colors of the aurora.
But this is not the most disastrous scenario!
Apocalypse
A particularly strong blow to the Earth’s magnetosphere can to react to its geomagnetic field. This means that at the same time Thousands of volcanoes that are considered as sleeping will wake up. Awakening 1-2 “supervolcanoes” will cause a series of 7-9 points on the planet earthquakes. Dozens of cities will be destroyed on land. To the sea coasts will collapse caused by earthquakes tsunamis. Climbed in air thousands of tons of ash erupted by volcanoes for hundreds of years close the sun. “Nuclear winter” will come on Earth. Only reason it will not be human activity, but the overactivity of our source of life.
Life under the sword of Damocles
Almost every year we experience small space storms and do not notice them, only occasionally complaining about interference in cellular communications and deterioration of health – the constant companions of the solar wind. However, flares occur from time to time on the sun, posing a direct threat to our existence. So in the summer of 2012 years towards the Earth flew a powerful stream of solar plasma. we just missed him for a week. Next humanity may no longer be lucky.
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