Our Sun is a relatively stable star, but changes in solar energy output, such as
during massive solar flares, can still have an impact.
The 2003 and 2005 solar flares prove that we can weather
quite massive solar flares with only sporadic damage, but the Quebec blackout of 1989 is a wake - up call.
It may also give us some insight into
dangerous massive solar flares, which could cause massive communication failures here on Earth and cause up to two trillion dollars in damages.
We have one day before
a massive solar flare arrives and sterilizes the Earth's surface.
In 1859,
a massive solar flare bombarded Earth with so much energy that telegraph wires burst into flames, and stunning auroras could be seen as far south as Cuba and Hawaii.
This is the area that generated
the massive solar flare.»
Another group took the survivors into a helicopter, and Thomas awakens upon the group's arrival at a remote facility, which is under attack by people who have been infected by a neural disease brought about by
a massive solar flare.
The government knows that
a massive solar flare could plunge the entire world into darkness for decades to come, but few believe it will ever happen.
Countries and islands closer to the equator have the best chance of weathering
a massive solar flare without too much disruption, provided they are not depending too much on imports from heavily - impacted countries.