What is a super solar storm, and will it really send humanity back to the Dark Ages?

If there is indeed a super solar storm that is too strong, there is a risk that humanity will be wiped out. A "super solar storm" is a hypothetical scientific theory, considered to be an enhanced version of a solar storm, in which the sun's internal activity is greatly strengthened, releasing a stronger stream of high-speed particles that reach the earth and destroy all electrical equipment on the earth's surface, having a devastating effect on the human body. The original 2012 doomsday was said to come from here.

The earth is about to usher in a super solar storm, which will cause huge damage to the earth's communication system and magnetic field, bring great inconvenience to human daily life, and may return to the dark ages.

Super solar storms are caused by air currents generated by sunspots**. It will not send humanity back to the dark hours because its impact on the sun is very small.

The sun produces solar storms at the peak of sunspot activity, which was discovered by the American "Mariner 2" probe in 1962, which is the sun's increased energy and its own activity is strengthened, thus releasing a large number of charged particles into the vast space to form a high-speed particle stream, scientists liken this phenomenon to the sun "sneezing". Since the air mass in the solar wind is mainly charged plasma and breaks into space at a speed of 1.5 million to 3 million kilometers per hour, it will have a huge impact on the Earth's space environment. When a solar storm erupts, it will affect communications, threaten satellites, destroy the ozone layer, and have a certain impact on human health.

Sometimes, flashes of light occur right in the center of the Sun's surface, so that the direction of its eruption is directed towards the Earth. After such an outbreak, strange things will happen again and again on Earth. For several days, the aurora can be intense, sometimes even seen in temperate regions.

The hands of the compass also become restless and oscillate like crazy, hence the effect sometimes referred to as a "magnetic storm". Prior to this century, such conditions had little effect on humanity. However, in the 20th century, it was discovered that magnetic storms affect radio reception, as well as various electronic devices.

As humans become more reliant on devices such as stools, magnetic storms are becoming more and more critical. For example, during a magnetic storm, radio and television transmission is interrupted, and radar cannot work. Most of the protons coming in the direction of the Earth will be pushed away by the Earth's own magnetic field when they reach the Earth.

However, some of them enter the atmosphere, causing auroras and various electrical phenomena. A megaburst of a powerful proton cloud coming in the direction of the Earth produces a phenomenon known as a "solar storm", and when the town hits its source, the magnetic storm effect occurs.

01 What is a super solar storm.

A solar storm is when the sun's energy rises, causing sunspots to become more active, sending charged particles into the air.

02 The time when solar storms occur.

Generally, every 11 years, the sun will enter the peak of activity, emitting a lot of charged materials into the air, which may endanger the electrified buildings on the earth, thus endangering human life.

03 The power of a super solar storm.

It is said that there will be a super solar storm in 2012, when the sun will emit a lot of charged matter, and if these charged materials enter the earth, it will cause serious damage to the electronic systems in the pure area of the earth. However, not all solar storms affect the Earth, so there's no need to panic.

04 The end of the world.

Some people say that 2012 is the end of the world, so 2012 is the peak of the sun's activity, and the sun will release a lot of matter, and once this charged matter flies to the earth, it will plunge the earth into darkness. However, 2012 has long passed, and the Earth has not been affected by solar storms, so there is no need to worry too much.

A solar storm is a storm formed by charged particles ejected by the sun. It can affect all electromagnetic devices on the planet, and thus affect all of humanity.

It is an anomalous riot on the surface of the sun that can affect humans, because the energy generated by this riot causes the temperature of the earth to change.

A solar storm is an electromagnetic storm triggered by a solar flare that is so intense that it can affect the entire planet.

Solar storms are produced by the intense activity of the sun, and the particles emitted have a great impact on the Earth's communication system.

A storm from the sun.

This storm from the Sun is actually a jet of coronal material that carries a huge amount of red-hot ions that can reach the Earth in just one day. It will suppress the Earth's magnetic field and transfer energy to the Earth's magnetosphere, where ionized hydrogen and ionized helium will be affected, and even the communication facilities on the ground will be disturbed.

If the coronal mass is ejected in the right direction and at the right angle of the Earth, the two magnetic fields will also fuse together, transforming the Earth's magnetic field morphology into a long tail. Eventually, the energy at the end of the tail bursts and conducts the energy release in the direction of the Earth – resulting in a magnetic storm.

Magnetic storms have little effect on the human body, but they have a great impact on metals. This is because the magnetic field generates electric current, and the human being is almost surrounded by all kinds of wires and transformers, and the corona material can generate electricity in the power grid, and the direct consequence is to cause a large-scale power outage.

In 1859, the Earth was hit by the strongest solar storm ever recorded, and aurora borealis appeared in the Caribbean, with the intensity of the aurora in some areas even misleading for sunrise. Fortunately, only the telegraph existed at that time, but it also caused many operators to be electrocuted. If it had happened now, the consequences would have been even worse.

The next solar storm.

In 2012, another super-powerful solar storm occurred, but thankfully, it missed with a slight angle error with Earth. But studies have shown that once the Earth is hit by a solar storm of this magnitude, it will take 4 to 10 years to repair the damaged power system alone. It is difficult to estimate the exact damage, after all, this kind of thing can only be known if it actually happened.

Since the solar cycle is about 12 years, there is a 12% chance that the Earth will experience a solar storm every 12 years.

Most disturbingly, studies show that the Sun will produce the largest solar storm ever recorded over the next few thousand years. If the Earth were unfortunately attacked, the consequences would be catastrophic, and it could even bring the whole world back to primitive societies for a day. At that time, not only the transformer, but even the mobile phone, computer or flashlight we used would be broken due to a long-term power outage, and even the available tap water would be stopped.

The broken power system is difficult to repair, and it may take decades for civilization to restart.

But don't worry, it's all just theoretically possible. While solar storms are inevitable, we can avoid those that will occur. For example, scientists can arrive at a solar storm a few days in advance, and then tell the world that as long as engineers around the world reach a consensus, take their country's power system offline together, and then turn it back on after the solar storm has passed, so that the damage can be minimized.

But the crux of the matter is that humanity around the world must work together to be viable.

The arrival of a super solar storm will make it impossible for human beings to survive, and the animals and plants on the earth will not be able to survive, and human beings will have to starve to death without animals and plants.

It has a very serious impact on the living environment of human beings, such as it may cause large-scale power outages on the earth, and it will also have a certain impact on the climate, which may cause climate abrupt changes.

The advent of super solar storms will have a relatively large impact on human beings, because it will affect the energy fluctuations of the sun, which will cause energy fluctuations on the earth, which will cause some natural disasters, such as tsunamis, such as abnormal weather.

It must be true, the surface of the sun is like a huge tongue of fire that sets off a violent change mixed with electromagnetic radiation, high-energy particle flows, etc., and these electromagnetic and higher ions are solar storms. The general cycle of solar storms is 11 years, and each solar storm is equivalent to n billion hydrogen bombs on the surface of the sun**, which will also affect the earth, but the earth has its own protective function. So there's no need for you to be afraid.

The first line of defense is the Earth's magnetosphere, which surrounds and protects the Earth like a giant transparent cocoon. The magnetosphere is very thick, the inner edge is 600 kilometers 1,000 kilometers above the ground, and it can extend to about 60,000 kilometers on the side facing the sun, and one or two million kilometers on the side facing away from the sun. The Earth's magnetosphere is resilient, and when a solar storm hits, the Earth's magnetosphere shrinks to 30,000 kilometers on the Sun's side.

The Earth's magnetic field actually acts as a shield, resist, and protect the Earth from solar storms. When the particles ejected by the solar storm reach the Earth and hit the Earth's magnetic field and atmosphere, most of the Sun's energetic particles are blocked by the Earth's magnetosphere, and only a small number enter the Earth along the Earth's magnetic field lines.

The Earth's second line of defense is the Earth's atmosphere. 90% of the Earth's atmosphere is concentrated below 15 kilometers above sea level, blocking most of the intrusion of ultraviolet and X-ray rays.

So don't worry too much about solar storms, besides, even if it is very serious, it will not affect the human body, at most it will affect the global power supply function, in fact, there have been many large solar storms caused by magnetic storms in the past, such as the outbreak of two super solar flares on September 1, 1859, which triggered the largest magnetic storm in history - Carrington event (Carrington event), which caused the global telegraph system to get out of control. Now, with the development of the human power industry becoming more and more bullish, solar storms are considered to be a very dangerous thing, after all, if there is a global power outage, even the computer will not be able to play, how boring. Hehe.

Agree with what was said upstairs, but if you catch a catastrophic oversized flare, it is still necessary to go out less.