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Thursday, 1 July 2010


Space storms are coming

Space storms are coming

Scientists have warned that solar flares from space storms could be on the way after spotting unusual activity from the sun. 

Every 22 years the sun’s magnetic energy cycle peaks while the number of sun spots – or flares – hits maximum levels every 11 years. Scientists fear the combination of these two events could produce a space storm with huge levels of radiation and solar flares.

Dr Richard Fisher, a NASA scientist, has revealed that the storm will cause the temperature of the sun to rise to 5,500ºC.

NASA has warned that these once-in-a-lifetime space storms, which should happen sometime around 2013, could cause power blackouts, air travel disruption and navigation devices to stop working on Earth.

But don’t panic, Dr Fisher revealed they don’t know how bad the storm will be and the National Risk Register, established to identify dangers to Britain, has plans in place on how to handle a complete power outage.





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  • robbie9898 (Age 12) wrote on Friday, 2 July 2010 @ 18:23

    please don't come you stupid storm

  • luck (Age 13) wrote on Friday, 2 July 2010 @ 20:33

    PANIC!!!I think there will be loads of serios problems here on eath, like power cuts, etc. More importantly, there will be a short age of food beacause of high tempature, and the climate will change quicker.

  • sooty122 (Age 12) wrote on Tuesday, 6 July 2010 @ 20:12

    pleeeeeeez dont come you idiotic storm!!!

  • catzcrazy (Age 9) wrote on Thursday, 8 July 2010 @ 07:30

    uh oh i must make a note if its 1 2 3 3 years later! PANIC!! :[

  • Lucy123 (Age 11) wrote on Friday, 9 July 2010 @ 18:25

    I am really really scared now PANIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-0 i don`t deseve to die!!!!!!!!!

  • Hajra444 (Age 8) wrote on Monday, 3 January 2011 @ 19:04

    I am really scared and I mean it.

  • mabli (Age 9) wrote on Monday, 7 February 2011 @ 13:35

    Cool.

  • amberlily (Age 12) wrote on Sunday, 22 May 2011 @ 17:02

    how can you say that is cool mabli? that is scary and dangerous!

  • JBoy1952 (Age 13) wrote on Friday, 19 August 2011 @ 20:53

    How bad is this? Is it just a small thing like a power cut every so often or something that will cause power cuts for longer?

  • macfan (Age 12) wrote on Tuesday, 20 September 2011 @ 18:24

    Right, Better start launching some satalites from my back garden...

  • macfan (Age 12) wrote on Tuesday, 20 September 2011 @ 18:25

    PANIC, SERIOSLY PANIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG

  • macfan (Age 12) wrote on Monday, 3 October 2011 @ 21:29

    Einstein SAID: E=mc2. E=mc2 may help us run the storm to mars