Scientists warn that 2012 strong solar storm will hit the Earth (picture)

Key words: strong solar storm in 2012 sunspot activity <P> </ P> <P> <CENTER> </ CENTER> <P> </ P> <P align=center> U.S. probes shooting of solar turmoil .Photo </ P> <P align=center> </ P> <P> World Scientific reports [tech.]: According to "New Scientist" Web site reported that solar storms is the peak phase of intense sunspot activity burst activity, usually .Every 11 years, a solar storm will enter the active period. .U.S. scientists has warned that the Earth will experience 2012 solar storms strong, and its destructive power will be far more than "Katrina" hurricane, and almost all of the people on Earth will escape its devastating effects. .</ P> <P> </ P> <P> strong solar storm struck in 2012 will once again </ P> <P> 2012 年 9 月 22 at midnight, New York, Manhattan, will be covered over a colorful .light curtains. .In the southern region such as New York, few people able to see this extremely fascinating aurora. .However, people appreciate the beauty of the mood will not last long. .After a few seconds, all the light bulbs in the region began to dim and flickering light in an instant and then suddenly increased, the lamp becomes extremely bright. .Subsequently, all the lights all went out. .After 90 seconds, the entire eastern U.S. will power. .A year later, millions of Americans began to die, the national infrastructure will become a pile of rubble. .The World Bank announced that the U.S. into a developing country. .Meanwhile, Europe, China and Japan and other regions or countries are like the U.S., struggling in the disaster. .The disaster comes from violent solar storms, in addition to 150 million km away from our solar surface. .</ P> <P> above story may sound absurd, in general, the sun will not cause such a huge global disaster. .However, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences in January 2009 released a special report claims that a disaster is entirely possible this will happen. .The study funded by the NASA sponsored. .In the past few decades, the development of human society, it is also planted the seeds for the destruction of their own. .Over-reliance on the modern way of life science, technology, unintentionally make us more exposure to a super risk. .Plasma ejected from the solar surface may destroy our power grid and cause catastrophic consequences. .Special Rapporteur on the U.S. Academy of Sciences, University of Colorado space weather expert Daniel - Becker believes that "we are now the possibility of disaster from getting closer. If the human solar storms will occur for lack of space storms that .human society, it is possible to cut off the electricity supply, cell phone signals, even the water supply system. "</ P> <P> Nevertheless, some experts expressed different views, that the impact of solar storms mainly in outer space, and as Earth's magnetic field .and the blocking effect of the atmosphere, life on Earth, and will not be too obvious interference. .Experts said the storm activity is active when the sun, sunspots continue to fire, explosion, during the release of a large number of UV makes the concentration of the ionosphere above the Earth a sudden increase in short-wave energy absorbed, resulting in the interference of short-wave radio signals. .But in daily life people use mobile phones, including the part of the radio signal is not transmitted through the ionosphere, so the general solar storms affect the Earth's surface will not be much traffic. .In theory, the average intensity of solar storms is still not break through the Earth's atmosphere and magnetic field of the protection of all living species on Earth pose a deadly threat. .But for the 2012 solar storm, experts fear may be an exception. .</ P> <P> </ P> <P> may bring catastrophe to the planet </ P> <P> U.S. scientists have warned that the strong solar storm in 2012 the earth will bring great human disaster, it .influence will permeate every aspect of modern society. .In the warning experts, the impact of solar storms to the Earth may be a "domino-style." .Just think, when the grid becomes fragile and unstable, and the electricity supply industry will also be closely related to the victim: refrigeration equipment stall, cold storage in the loss of large amounts of food and medicine storage conditions and deterioration; pump suddenly stops running, the community's drinking water .a problem. .In addition, due to interruption of satellite signals, GPS positioning system will become waste. .In fact as early as 1859 a similar incident occurred when the sun actually caused the outbreak of telegraph lines burned. .Of course, the earth full of wired and wireless infrastructure, but these facilities are difficult to undergo the test of solar storms. .</ P> <P> when a strong solar storm strikes the Earth's humanity will face two major problems. .The first is about the modern electricity network problems. .Modern power networks are usually covered at a higher voltage of the broader region, which would allow more efficient electricity network operators can minimize power loss during transmission as a result of overproduction caused by power waste. .However, it also therefore more vulnerable to space weather attack. .Transmission network will become very weak instability and may even lead to completely shut down. .This is just the first step in a domino effect, the latter may also lead to "gridlock, communications interruption, the collapse of the financial industry and public facilities went wrong; pump stopped drinking water supply disruption caused; lack of refrigeration equipment, food and medicine are difficult to effectively save .. Scientists expect strong when there is intense solar storms may cause heavy losses of human society and the economy, the loss of the first year alone could reach 1 trillion to 2 trillion U.S. dollars, while the recovery and reconstruction will take at least 4 to .10 years </ P> <P> second question is dependent on the grid, and support our modern life in all systems of other problems, such as sewage treatment, supermarkets, the problem of logistics infrastructure, power control, financial markets .and other issues depends on the power system. if the two issues into one, can clearly be seen, Carrington solar storm events is likely to result in repeated history of a rare catastrophe. American Academy of Special Reports .consultants, power industry analyst John - Card Ping Man that "we usually imagine such a disaster and disaster exactly the opposite. .Usually less developed areas vulnerable to attack, but in this disaster, the more developed regions more vulnerable to attack. ."</ P> <P> </ P> <P> Humans are not prepared to deal with disaster preparedness </ P> <P> the face of possible serious disaster, the United States and the whole of mankind not to respond to the next round of the Sun .the storm well enough prepared. Baker said that as there is little possibility of a large solar storm, "the whole of society did not take them into account, but only concerned about the immediate things. ."The weather on Earth, the weather experts can track a storm for several days, and accordingly issued to local residents enough warning, and solar storms or space weather is completely different. Baker said," We are also unable to advance .accurately predict the timing and intensity of solar storms, my colleagues and I can predict large solar storm struck just once, we can not afford to deal with. ."</ P> <P> early warning of human beings on the planet with devastating hurricane similar to humans mainly depend on the sunspot cycle is currently forecast, to monitor the intensity of solar storms and the possible impact on the Earth. Sunspot cycle is every .11 years the number of sunspots increases and decreases in the process. cycle from the moment when the lowest ebb of sunspot activity. in the active period, the number of sunspots increases, resulting in more solar storms. solar storms occur, the sun released a large number of charged .particles formed by high-speed particles and plasma flow, on the Earth's magnetosphere, the ionosphere and neutral atmosphere affect the state. In view of the hazards of solar storms, more than a century, people have been monitoring the sunspot activity. </ .P> <P> the National Center for Atmospheric Research scientists under the surface of the sun and the occurrence of the phenomenon of the past, the data obtained sunspot cycle, developed a new model of solar dynamics. With the new model, astronomers can provide information on sunspot activity .early warning. They want an early warning can help power companies, satellite control and other aspects of a few days or even years in advance prepared to deal with the preparation of sunspot activity. It is understood that the accuracy of this new model can achieve 98%. the United States .National Science Foundation, Department of Atmospheric Research, Richard upper - class Enke said, "If you can predict ahead of solar storm activity, people are better able to cope, such as communication interruption, satellite failures, power outages and other astronauts at risk .problem. ."</ P> </ p>.