Solar flares and possible mass ejections could disrupt communication and electrical grids on Earth.
In October 2003, the Sun let out some powerful solar flares, and CMEs detected as far as the Voyager spacecraft at the end of the solar system. On Earth, there were referred to as the Great Halloween Storms and included an X45 intensity solar flare, the strongest on record.Solar scientists had predicted that the number of sunspots during the 25th Solar cycle would reach a modest 125 every month at its maximum.
Earlier this week, sunspot AR3354 let out an X1 class solar flare, and the resultant radiation caused a deep shortwaveClass X are the most intense of solar flares, and the solar storms accompanying such events can impact life on Earth. Extreme energy events can disrupt electrical grids as well as damage spacecraft.
Services like Starlink have faced the wrath of extreme solar weather, and the growing constellation of satellites in orbit remains at high risk for damage from such events. In 1859, a similar event shut down telegraph services in US and Europe for several days, but today could potentially bring the world to a grinding halt. Worsening space weather also brings the delights of auroras to other parts of the world.
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