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On January 23, at 4:00 (GMT), has been a major solar eruption, the largest since 2005. Geomagnetic storm will hit Earth on Tuesday at 9:00 (EST), which is 14:00 GMT, experts say.

A solar coronal mass eruption is heading towards Earth at a rate of 2,253,081.6 m / s It is the largest of its kind in the last seven years. Experts say that the shock will cause fluctuations in electricity and Global Positioning System (GPS).

In addition, a proton storm, marked S3 on a scale with five levels, is currently developing and gradually increased, according to NASA.

Point of impact will be at 14:00 GMT - 16:00 GMT.

Although solar flares are normal - every 2,000 for each 11-year solar cycle - proton storms are quite rare. Only 10 or 20 occur in a solar cycle. And it even can be dangerous.

The storm has already affected air traffic could affect computers and satellites. In a telephone interview, head of U.S. Forecasts Space Agency (NOAA), physicist Doug Biesecker, told Gizmodo that fortunately there are measures that can be taken to prevent the worst.

"Many airlines avoid North Pole, because they are most exposed planes proton storm that disrupts high radio frequencies, those used for communication in this area," he said in an interview.

High-frequency circuits are crucial for modern aircraft because the aircraft they keep in touch with Air Traffic and Control Center. Because Earth's magnetic field structure in the polar areas protection against such storms coming from space is very low.

The specialist also said that satellites could be affected, causing slowdowns of computers on board and image noise (image size, scrambled), and interference in telemetry caused by these events. Since we know about them, they can be recalculated from time to engineers and corrected lest an accident happen.

Technological hazard

The only danger is unpredictable a total crash of hardware, because protons hitting electronics and knock them. And this can happen especially in telecommunications systems, including those used by everyone in mobile telephony.

GPS systems will be affected, but ordinary people will not experience that. Experts using high precision GPS - such as those in oil drilling, or mining operations of the army will certainly find problems.

According to Karen Fox, from NASA Goddard Space Center, "NASA satellites to alert operators about the fact that a solar storm comes to Earth, so that each can take safety measures they deem necessary".

Biohazard

The NOAA scale, grade S3 proton storm may be considered dangerous for aircraft passengers at high altitudes and latitude, so most aircraft flying today to avoid the height, in parallel 65 degrees north latitude, to avoid interference with increased levels of radiation.

What happens when solar storm hits earth

There will be a geomagnetic storm and a disruption of radio waves, and that, besides the fact that they can produce aurorae superb unusually low latitudes, means some other things.

Disruptions of the radio will be R2, which is moderate. According to official documents, it translates into "limited interruption of high intensity and frequency of their communication through which the Earth is illuminated by the Sun and the loss of radio contact for up to several tens of minutes", and degradation navigation with low-frequency signals for a period of ten minutes. "

Geomagnetic storm will have grade 2 with possibility of advancement to grade 3, according to Bisecker. In the most optimistic scenario only power lines will be affected. If the storm has an intensity in function but will be long and will be affected and transformers.

Source: stirileprotv.ro