Coronal Mass Ejections And EMP Pulses
Most likely a big one will happen in the next 10-15 years. Given our reliance on computer records for bank accounts and data and satellites for global communications it could have a dramatic effect on human society as we are not prepared for such a thing that will fry them all, perhaps only military grade stuff is protected against EMP's .
The sun is currently at a low point in activity but that will ultimately change.
In 1989 much of Canada was blacked out by one and a worldwide one took place in 1859, back then, we only had the telegraph and that was fried. In 2012 (ironically) a major coronal mass ejection just missed the Earth. Something we really should try to prepare for but we seem to have that mentality, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"
The sun is currently at a low point in activity but that will ultimately change.
In 1989 much of Canada was blacked out by one and a worldwide one took place in 1859, back then, we only had the telegraph and that was fried. In 2012 (ironically) a major coronal mass ejection just missed the Earth. Something we really should try to prepare for but we seem to have that mentality, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"
