According to NASA, last night, the release of a bust of charged particles from the sun’s atmosphere, and the radiation storm is heading towards the Earth at 1,400 miles per second. This could affect satellites and communications equipment in the polar regions.
The magnetic storm from the solar flare could affect GPS systems and other communication systems. According to NASA, the storm could reach the Earth’s magnetic field approximately by tomorrow morning.
According to Spaceweather.com, the cloud that broke off from an active sun spot will deliver a “strong glancing blow” to the Earth’s magnetic field. This is the expected to cause the largest solar radiation storm since 2005. The radiation storm could cause isolated reboots of Earth-orbiting satellites.
The blockbuster of 2011, 2012 by Roland Emmerich, that showed the end of the planet in 2012 started in a similar way and ended with the destruction of Earth that eradicated everything. Is this the beginning of the destructions that were predicted in 2011? The time will tell what the nature has to offer to the Earth and the billions of people in it.
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