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While we enjoy the beauty of the Northern Lights, the energy from these solar storms could potentially cause what a researcher calls an “internet apocalypse.” Professor Peter Becker and his team are on a mission to develop a warning system that can alert us about risky solar activity that might harm important technology
“The internet has come of age during a time when the sun has been relatively quiet, and now it’s entering a more active time,” said Professor Peter Becker of George Mason University. “It’s the first time in human history that there’s been an intersection of increased solar activity with our dependence on the internet and our global economic dependence on the internet.” How is the Earth at risk from a solar superstorm? The researcher explains what solar flares can do to the Earth. “When the sun brightens, and we see the radiation, and that’s kind of the muzzle flash. And then the cannon shot is the coronal mass ejection (CME). So, we can see the flash, but then the coronal mass ejection can go off in some random direction in space, but we can tell when they’re actually going to head towards Earth. And that gives us about 18 hours of warning, maybe 24 hours of warning, before those particles actually get to Earth and start messing with Earth’s magnetic field.” The power grid, satellites, underground fiber optic cables with copper coatings, navigation and GPS systems, radio transmitters, and communication gear are all at risk.
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