Experts predicted the nearest catastrophic solar flare

2017-10-17 17:39

Experts predicted the nearest catastrophic solar flare
Scientists added that a large flare on the stars similar to the Sun can destroy not only the ozone layer but also to induce mutations in DNA.

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This reports the scientific publication New Scientist. In addition, according to the researchers, this powerful flash can even lead to human victims, informs news.eizvestia.com , reports Rus.Media.

Scientists added that a large flare on the stars similar to the Sun can destroy not only the ozone layer but also to induce mutations in DNA. Such outbreaks occur in the stars about once every 20 million years.

Scientists are reminded that a strong solar flare was. A similar outbreak occurred in 1859 and led to a geomagnetic storm, called the Carrington Event. It caused the failure of Telegraph networks in Europe and the United States, as well as the bright polar auroras at low latitudes, transfer news technologies .

Scientists claim that such an event could take place before the end of the 21st century. The consequences can be the following: fails not only satellites, but also disrupted the functioning of energy systems, the passengers will get a large dose of radiation as well as possible damage at nuclear power plants.

Researchers have estimated that the losses from a large solar flare will reach $ 10 trillion.