We are waiting for a strong magnetic storm

Scientists say that the Sun began a period of increased activity that will only increase with time.

The impact of the Sun on the planet will increase greatly in the coming months, scientists say. Their prognosis is not too optimistic: we expect the strongest over the past 150 years   magnetic storm Due to large-scale solar flares. About how it all seriously, can be judged by the training that is being carried out in the UK. Here, as the protective measures to prepare to turn off the electricity in the whole country in order to avoid possible damage. According to forecasts, the coming storm can knock out the most important life-support systems of Great Britain, including power lines and computer equipment.

Geomagnetic storms affect many areas of human activity - in particular they cause a violation of communications and energy, transformers malfunction and pipelines. There is an opinion (though highly controversial) that help to increase magnetic storms accidents and injuries, it first pointed out back in 1928, Alexander Chizhevsky.

Besides that, magnetic storms   affect the health and well-being of people. This susceptibility to storms seen individually, the time of the stress response of the body can move at different times, some people are beginning to react to magnetic storms 1-2 days before they occur, that is, at the time of flares on the sun (called solar storms).

According to experts, the Sun has entered into a cycle of increased activity, which reached its peak in 2012. The report, submitted to the British government, said that the forthcoming magnetic storm   at least five times greater than that of the power, which resulted in 1989 in the Canadian province of Quebec remained without electricity for 6 mL people.

Recall that the most powerful geomagnetic storm on record is considered to be a storm in 1859, also known as the Carrington event or solar superstorms. It was called "jumped" solar activity, which lasted from August 28 to September 2. September 1st effect of solar disturbances experienced the Earth - was registered failure of telegraph systems across Europe and North America, and around the world (even on the caribou) see the northern lights.

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