Massive Solar Flare could paralyse Earth in 2013

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A massive solar flare could cause global chaos in 2013, causing blackouts and wrecking satellite communications, a conference heard yesterday.
Nasa has warned that a peak in the sun's magnetic energy cycle and the number of sun spots or flares around 2013 could generate huge radiation levels.

The resulting solar storm could cause a geomagnetic storm on Earth, knocking out electricity grids around the world for hours, days, or even months, bringing much of normal life grinding to a halt.
Defence Secretary Liam Fox, who delivered the keynote address at an international conference on the vulnerability of electricity grids around the world, warned that modern societies' dependence on technology leaves them vulnerable to such events.


A massive solar flare is caught on camera on September 8th. Scientists fear that the Sun's activity could cause havoc on Earth in 2013


The Sun follows an 11-year cycle of high and low periods of solar activity. It is now leaving a notably quiet phase and scientists expect to see a sharp increase in the number of solar flares as well as unprecedented levels of magnetic energy.
The rings of fire, which have the power of 100 hydrogen bombs, could cause twenty times more economic damage than Hurricane Katrina.

Experts met in Washington DC in June to discuss how to protect Earth from the ferocious flares, which are expected sometime around 2013.
Nasa is using dozens of satellites – including the Solar Dynamics Observatory – to study the threat.


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we gotta get through 2012 first lol

[Deak]

I was just guna say, we'll be dead in 2012... lol

[Mathew]

Yet another slow news day I expect. They must have hundreds of these, piled up ready to publish for when there's no killers on the loose, etc.

[xxMATTGxx]

Well since the world is going to end in 2012, we won't have to worry about this surely? Haha just kidding. I obviously don't believe in the 2012 "end of the world" business. I doubt this will cause any damage or damage that will end the world as we know it, time will tell I suppose.

[Jordy]

Yet another slow news day I expect. They must have hundreds of these, piled up ready to publish for when there's no killers on the loose, etc.

Whilst there is many slow news stories with 2012, killer earthquakes etc this is actually a more serious article. It's not saying it's going to be disastrous etc but it's note worthy when NASA and the Defence Secretary begin talking about it, don't be too quick to write this one off in my opinion (I'm usually the first to rubbish all these end of the world things).

[Fez]

If we're well prepared then everything will be alright, otherwise CHAOS.

[-:Undertaker:-]

The resulting solar storm could cause a geomagnetic storm on Earth, knocking out electricity grids around the world for hours, days, or even months, bringing much of normal life grinding to a halt.

Oh that won't matter here in once-Great Britain then, because thanks to the frothing-at-the-mouth green lobby we are heading back to the 1970s yet again with marvellous powercuts because as usual the people at the top cannot get anything right - so get out the blankets, light your candles and grab a book because its going to be chilly!!! I guess though we can rely on our taxpayer subsidised wind turbines, solar panels and the rest of that nonsense - not!

But to echo what others have said; whatever happens, happens.

[Geraint]

Sorry, we're already dead due to the Hadron Collier.

[Calvin]

I think this sounds legit, especially more than 2012 lol. But it's not on the NASA website?

[RandomManJay]

We're such a pessimistic race aren't we?