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Sun storm or solar storm is a fairly common phenomenon. Recently, several weather agencies and space agencies also warned of his arrival. Sometimes there are even those who associate it with the apocalypse. Is it true?
It is undeniable that solar storms can have a negative impact on Earth. Experts predict, the devastating solar storm that hit Earth on March 8, 1582 could occur again in this century and cause severe damage because in modern times, satellites and telecommunications equipment are crucial. Solar storms can have an impact on this.
Report from the Portuguese in the 16th century, entitled Portuguese Eyewitness Accounts of The Great Space Weather Event of 1582 (Portuguese eyewitness accounts of the great space weather event of 1582). It describes what eyewitness Pero Ruiz Soares saw in Lisbon.
Researchers also note something similar happened in feudal Japan. People in Kyoto saw a similar apparition of a fiery red sky. At that time, this incident had been reported in Leipzig, Germany, South Korea, and several other European and East Asian countries.
According to NASA, during solar storms, flares and winds shoot boiling hot plasma from the Sun. This affects Earth’s magnetosphere, which causes brightly colored auroras in areas that are not normally visible. Even though most of Sun storm harmless, major storms can cause significant electronic interference.
While most solar storms are harmless, major storms hitting Earth can have devastating consequences. Another source quoted from Universe Today, the solar storm that hit in 1909 was one of the strongest in the 20th century.
This storm caused extreme geomagnetic disturbances, caused widespread telegraph system disturbances, and created spectacular auroras in the night sky.
Furthermore, the solar storm at that time also caused telegraph communications in the lower middle latitudes of the Earth to be cut off. Scientific American also reported that the power grid in Quebec, Canada was crippled by a fairly high storm.
Researchers say the study also mentions the Carrington incident in 1859, which is considered one of the most extreme space weather events ever documented.
In 1973, there was an even more catastrophic event that might have resulted in a loss of life. A solar storm hit Earth in August of that year during the period of the Apollo missions to the Moon. So what about the issue? Sun storm could lead to a major catastrophe?
Next page, is it true that the solar storm caused the apocalypse…
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