Solar storms emit highenergy particles (Photo: NASA, Reproduction)
Researchers at George Mason University in the USA warn that violent solar storms are becoming increasingly common. Between 2024 and 2028, they could disrupt internet, radio and geolocation signals and even shut down the internet for weeks or months.
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Peter A. Becker, a professor in the university’s Department of Physics and Astronomy and principal researcher on the topic, says the Internet is not designed to handle disruptions of this magnitude. A solar storm can emit radiation, electrons, protons and other highenergy particles into space and impact these technologies. It is estimated that this activity will reach Earth in less than a day.
“In the period between 2024 and 2028, the entire Internet could be paralyzed for weeks to months in the event of a very extreme storm,” says the researcher.
In his opinion, this scenario could lead to an unprecedented catastrophe. He cites society’s dependence on the Internet and other technologies that could be affected.
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Becker and the research team must study these phenomena as well as black holes and neutron stars using US Navy resources.
The storm may occur earlier than expected
According to the MetropolisesThe U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center says solar cycle 25, which predicts a solar superstorm, is expected to occur sooner than expected.
Studies initially showed that solar activity of this magnitude and with these effects would not occur until July 2025. But the most intense phase of the storm will occur next year, the researcher suspects.
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