Solar Storms

Year 2013 will be the year the Sun. It was expected to storm the sun. Although not to destroy civilization on Earth, this is clearly a phenomenon that can not be underestimated.

Solar storms can affect the atmosphere, break the telecommunications network, and turn off the power grid on Earth. As a result fatal to humans who already depend on technology.
Imagine living without electricity, in a matter of hours or even months. Meanwhile, mass transportation - trains, MRT, Subway, and airplanes. Not only that, GPS devices and satellite-based navigation will be paralyzed. Do not expect your mobile phone will be used.

In 2008, the predictable, solar storms will cost the economy U.S. $ 2 trillion in the first year. Recovery takes 10 years.

To anticipate the catastrophe, the U.S. space agency, NASA discovered new tools: an early warning to protect the Earth's energy sources from the enormity of the storm the sun.

NASA's latest project is called 'Solar Shield' which is designed to predict the severity of the storm the sun in a particular location on Earth. This is to help the utility company to plan a response and limit the potential damage to their equipment.

"This tool is to know 'something is coming and it may be great," said project head, Antti Pulkkinen, like a loaded site Space.com.

How does it work?

The process will be like this: When the coronal mass ejection or a burst of solar corona mass of data collected, data from observatories such as SOHO satellite and NASA satellite stereo, enabling the team to make 3D models and provide long-term predictions when the storm would arrive - up to 24-48 hours forecast.

The team then used the computers at the Goddard's Community Coordinated Modeling Center (CCMC) to make general predictions,

Then, NASA's space weather monitoring satellites will monitor the current flow of particles moving closer to Earth, about 30 to 60 minutes before reaching our planet.

Recent data, allowing the team to rapidly improve and constrict their predictions. These results will be submitted to NASA's Electric Power Research Institute Program Sunburst and then delivered on the company's electricity provider.

Pulkkinen said Solar Shield project is still in experimental stages and the observation data is still needed more sun.