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What are the threats to earth from a solar storm?
Scientists believe that the earth will be hit with a solar storm in the near future as the sun reaches it peak in its cycle. Some believe that satellite communications and power grids can be severely effected or knocked out completely.
What is a source of charged particles that hit the earth?
Solar winds
When will the solar tsunami hit EARTH?
it's been long gone. solar 'tsunamis' hit about once every 11 years, but earth's magnetic field prevents it from getting through.
What is a Geomagnetic storms?
Geomagnetic storm occur after every 11 years.
How do sunspots and solar flares impact earth?
It is called a magnetic storm. What happens is during solar flares, sun throws out some high energy particles, and at speed that take a few hours sometimes to reach earth. Earth, thank God, has a magnetic field and this is what protects us all. Mars does not have this any more for example. Northern and Southern lights are cause by the particles reacting with rarefied gasses in the very upper reaches of the atmosphere, and depending of the gas, nitrogen, oxygen, etc., they produce the colors. High altitudes, as satellite and high flying aircraft, it can destroy electronic equipment by the currents they can produce. It is also not good for astronauts, and pilots that stay at high altitudes for extended periods and when a solar storm approaches, they protect themselves in special shielded areas of the ISS. High altitude jets are usually flown at much lower altitudes if a severe solar storm will hit the earth. Main impact on earth is the power grid, as they do cause current leakage and can cause complete blackouts which have happened in the past. Solar flares (normally exit at cool areas on the sun as sunspots) do impact the earth if the earth happens to be in the direction of the solar storm. Solar storms are very directional and do not go out in all directions as the sun´s light.
What are the threats to earth from a solar storm?
Scientists believe that the earth will be hit with a solar storm in the near future as the sun reaches it peak in its cycle. Some believe that satellite communications and power grids can be severely effected or knocked out completely.
What would happen to earth if a solar storm hit?
we would die but you don't need to worry about that for 5 billion years cause that's when the world really ends
What is a source of charged particles that hit the earth?
Solar winds
When will the solar tsunami hit EARTH?
it's been long gone. solar 'tsunamis' hit about once every 11 years, but earth's magnetic field prevents it from getting through.
What is a Geomagnetic storms?
Geomagnetic storm occur after every 11 years.
What would happen if a Massive Solar Storm hit the Earth during a magnetic shield flux say like when the planets align?
A planetary alignment should not have any significant influence on such an event, one way or the other.
What is the purpose of the vane?
it is supposed to show where the wind is blowing because you might not know where the storm is going and you may get hit thats why it was made.
How do sunspots and solar flares impact earth?
It is called a magnetic storm. What happens is during solar flares, sun throws out some high energy particles, and at speed that take a few hours sometimes to reach earth. Earth, thank God, has a magnetic field and this is what protects us all. Mars does not have this any more for example. Northern and Southern lights are cause by the particles reacting with rarefied gasses in the very upper reaches of the atmosphere, and depending of the gas, nitrogen, oxygen, etc., they produce the colors. High altitudes, as satellite and high flying aircraft, it can destroy electronic equipment by the currents they can produce. It is also not good for astronauts, and pilots that stay at high altitudes for extended periods and when a solar storm approaches, they protect themselves in special shielded areas of the ISS. High altitude jets are usually flown at much lower altitudes if a severe solar storm will hit the earth. Main impact on earth is the power grid, as they do cause current leakage and can cause complete blackouts which have happened in the past. Solar flares (normally exit at cool areas on the sun as sunspots) do impact the earth if the earth happens to be in the direction of the solar storm. Solar storms are very directional and do not go out in all directions as the sun´s light.
Can a solar flare harm you physically?
no because a solar flare cant actually hit the earth the earths magnetosphere protects it there for the flare will not hurt you physically
How long was the longest snowstorm?
from the day a meteor hit earth til now..in Antarctica...always a snow storm
Dose Mars has solar flares?
Mars does not have solar flares; only the Sun has solar flares. However, like the Earth, Mars is occasionally hit by "coronal mass ejections" caused by solar flares. Mars does get hit by fewer of these, because it is further away from the Sun.
Why was the early earth hit with so many more meteors than the current earth?
Because there was a lot of junk in the early solar system.
