A one hundred year maximum solar flare cycle may be awakening from an 11-year deep slumber leaving millions around the planet facing widespread power blackouts and loss of critical communication signals for long periods of time, after the Earth is hit by a once-in-a-generation “space storm”, NASA has warned, [video].
National power grids could overheat and air travel severely disrupted while electronic items, GPS navigation devices and major satellites could stop working after the Sun reaches its maximum power in a few years, [photos June 14, 2010].
Senior space agency scientists believe the Earth will be hit with unprecedented levels of magnetic energy from solar flares after the Sun wakes “from a deep slumber” sometime around 2012-2013, The Daily Telegraph reported Monday, [video].
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