A huge hole in the sun will trigger a geomagnetic storm on Earth. How dangerous is this?
- Power lines and radio transmitters around the world can feel the double blow of solar weather conditions, and may even cause the " Northern Lights " effect in some parts of the United States.
- Scientists warn that the earth will be attacked by solar flare .
- Behind these strange events is a huge hole in the sun's atmosphere, which allows charged particles to escape into the solar system with huge force.
The solar wind flow caused by a hole in the sun's atmosphere will be projected onto our planet, followed by a cloud of charged particles, which will create a "geomagnetic storm".
The U.S. Space Weather Forecast Center has issued an alert on the storm, which could affect radio transmissions and power grids around the world.
He said that storms may cause high-frequency radio signals to be lost in high-latitude areas, causing problems to satellite , and even similar northern lights occurred in some areas such as New York, Washington and Wisconsin. Behind these strange events is a huge hole in the sun's atmosphere, which allows charged particles to escape into the solar system with huge force. The impact on the earth may last for several days.
The particle flow thrown toward the earth is called "coronal matter ejection". Although not uncommon, it is not often combined with the strong solar wind , which October 1 solar wind appears to have a moderate impact on space weather.
Solar activity is measured by the amount of magnetic field on the surface of the sun, and more magnetic fields will increase the chance of large particles flux. In a "solar cycle", the number of sunspots will change over 11 years, which is currently increasing and may peak in 2025.
Scientists have not fully understood this strange phenomenon yet, but some people may be at risk of exposure to solar particles at high altitudes or on aircraft, and their impact on the human body has not been well studied.
In October 2015, a research aircraft owned by the National Science Foundation recorded a sharp rise in atmospheric radiation caused by the same solar event while flying between Antarctica and South America. Within minutes, his plane flew through twice the normal amount of radiation in the Earth's atmosphere, which was considered extremely dangerous.
Luohua News Agency
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