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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

The day the world went 'Phut'? Earth in crosshairs of gigantic solar storm that could blow circuits of ANYTHING from satellite TV to the electric power grid

  • 'Northern Lights' seen over southern England as a result
  • Bursts of solar radiation could wreak havoc with communication systems

A sunspot, 62,000 miles across - so big it would dwarf the Earth - is releasing gigantic solar flares that could in theory wreak havoc with electrical communications ranging from handheld electronics such as iPhones to sections of the power grid.

Nasa has detected two X-class solar eruptions from 1302 – the most extreme possible – in the past week. One that occurred on September 24 produced an amazing light show over England last night – but it’s far from over, as the sunspot isn’t yet directly aligned with Earth.

NASA experts have said 'anything electrical' can be affected by such activity.

Hot stuff: The behemoth sunspot 1302 has been unleashing huge solar flares

Hot stuff: The behemoth sunspot 1302 has been unleashing huge solar flares

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2042428/Earth-cross-hairs-huge-solar-storm-caused-sunspot-1302.html

http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2011/09/26/earth-blasted-by-one-of-the-most-intense-geomagnetic-storms-seen-in-years/

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