{"id":137741,"date":"2024-12-16T17:32:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T10:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=137741"},"modified":"2024-12-16T17:32:13","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T10:32:13","slug":"earth-to-be-hit-by-devastating-solar-flare-which-will-be-equal-to-billions-of-atomic-bombs-warn-scientists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=137741","title":{"rendered":"Earth to be hit by devastating solar flare which will be equal to billions of atomic bombs, warn scientists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Scientists have warned that a devastating solar superflare is overdue on Earth, which can be more powerful than billions of atomic bombs when it hits the planet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The most accurate study done so far has explained that these superflares can wipe out satellites and power grids.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>As per the researchers, these disastrous events happen to occur once every 100 years and not once every 1,000 to 10,000 as was believed earlier.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The study has hinted that Earth is likely to be hit by a solar flare which will release at least one octillion joules of energy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>This can be 100 times stronger than the 1859 Carrington Event in which the telegraph network collapsed and the sheets of paper lying in offices were also ignited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>If Earth is hit by such a powerful event, it can be more devastating because of the world&#8217;s increased dependence on satellite communication networks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The superflare would impact in such a way that the power grids would be overloaded, satellites would be knocked out of orbit, global communication networks would be silenced and aircraft would be grounded around the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Max Planck Institute&#8217;s co-author Dr Natalie Krivova said, &#8220;The new data are a stark reminder that even the most extreme solar events are part of the sun&#8217;s natural repertoire.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2><strong>Scientists predict how often superflares occur<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Since modern observation records of the radiation of the sun have been available since the space age began, it has been difficult to predict how often these superflares occur.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>An international team of researchers, headed by the Max Planck Institute (MPI), are trying to find answers in the stars.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Watch:\u00a0Solar Power Producers Signed Up For An OPEC-style Agreement\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Director of the MPI and co-author of the study Dr Sami Solanki said, &#8220;We cannot observe the sun over thousands of years. Instead, however, we can monitor the behaviour of thousands of stars very similar to the sun over short periods of time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The data was recorded by scientists from 56,450 Earth-like stars which were observed by NASA&#8217;s Kepler telescope between 2009 and 2014.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>In the observation, the researchers saw 2,889 superflares on 2,527 observed stars and concluded that a superflare occurs roughly once every century.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>MPS first author Dr Valeriy Vasilyev said, &#8220;We were very surprised that sun-like stars are prone to such frequent superflares.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"author-profile\">\n<div class=\"author_img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.wionews.com\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/02\/26\/335007-prisha.png?im=FitAndFill=(90,90)\" alt=\"Prisha\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"author_content\">\n<h2 class=\"author-title\">Prisha<\/h2>\n<p class=\"author-bio\">Prisha is a digital journalist at WION. 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