Massive Solar Flare could paralyse Earth in 2013

[Wig44.]

It's true, they are assumptions. But they can estimate the trajectory of a solar flare, and if its trajectory meets up with Earth, we will be exposed. It's possible that the last time this occurred the solar flare(s) weren't on a trajectory which met with Earth, so we wouldn't have been affected.

I'm assuming this is why they're worried cause a solar flare could pass through Earth then next time is happens .

As far as I'm aware, solar flares aren't like meteorites in that their trajectory must mean they hit earth. They don't hit earth - the radiation 'travels' to us.

And whoever said that these 11 year cycles have happened before, yes the cycles have happened before but the cycle is merely lesser solar flares followed by more powerful flares on an 11 yearly cycle, thus meaning one cycle could end up with far stronger flares than another.

I don't know why people even bother posting threads on these theories, stop getting so hung up on your life ending or you'll end up not living it. The only bad thing about this would be if it lasted months or if it affected pace makers. Hospitals would also be in trouble. Maybe it's time to get the ol' lead plateing out and insulate our hospitals?

[Neil]

Obviously the children on habbox have yet to grow up, solar flares are a real thing and can cause quite a lot of damage, anyone that thinks this is some "world ending event" is an idiot but it can make things more difficult.

And whoever said that these 11 year cycles have happened before, yes the cycles have happened before but the cycle is merely lesser solar flares followed by more powerful flares on an 11 yearly cycle, thus meaning one cycle could end up with far stronger flares than another.

I think the main point really is it's only really become a problem more recently, 11 years ago technology wasn't the thing it is today, of course it was around but there is very little in the world that doesn't function without technology, it's never been something people would really pay much attention too because 20-30 years ago it could of just been considered a power cut or nothing of notice, today if the worlds power went because of a solar flare that would make "normal living" impossible because we rely on computers to do so much for us.

[FlyingJesus]

hxf will be dead for hours, days or even months

Don't scare me like that I don't know how I'll go on

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First thing I thought of when I saw the thread

I think the main point really is it's only really become a problem more recently, 11 years ago technology wasn't the thing it is today, of course it was around but there is very little in the world that doesn't function without technology, it's never been something people would really pay much attention too because 20-30 years ago it could of just been considered a power cut or nothing of notice

More likely it's because of the far larger magnetic activity going on this time around actually, considering 11 years ago we did still have rather a lot of electrical equipment rolling around. Pretty sure I was only playing with sticks and rocks as a child because I thought they were fun to dig holes in the school field with, not because we didn't have TV and computers in 1999

edit: My bad, looking at the date this is supposed to happen the last ATTACK OF THE SUN!!!! was 2002, I wasn't still sitting in puddles trying to dig my way to Australia when I was 12 honest

[dirrty]

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haha first thing that came to mind

[Richie]

Thank god for this at least I'll be able to cook me burgers without a grill I can do it outside in the sun on a car bonnet.


Bring it on *******

[Conservative,]

This isn't world-ending, but it is gunna change us dramatically. If we start preparing now, we can minimize the damage. We can say right, we can't STOP the flare, we can't PREVENT it, but we can minimize it. If the scientists admit to themselves it's impossible to stop completely, and focus on creating technology that will minimize the damage, we'll be ok.

But I won't be able to DJ and I'll cry

[iBlueBox]

How will i live without facebook for a few days? D:

[Conservative,]

People make a joke out of this...but in reality think about what uses technology....

Life Support
Goverment Computer Systems
Bank Computers

to name but 3...business will be destroyed, Governments will find it hard to function, people around the world will die because their life support goes, ect. I just hope I'm not severely ill that year.

[iRaaave.]

Bring it on!

[Conservative,]

Hmmm, thinking about it, this sounds very much like Y2K...where all the computers were gunna explode because they couldn't compute 1/1/2000 and they'd just go to 1/1/19001 :L