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[quote]So, do we really need to worry about a huge solar storm burning out the electrical systems of half the world in 2013? [/quote]
Interessante articolo sul [url=http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tomchivers/100008500/nasas-2013-solar-flare-warning-how-much-do-we-need-to-worry/]Telegraph[/url] riguardo la nota eruzione solare prevista dalla [url=http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2009/29may_noaaprediction/]NASA [/url]nel 2013.
[quote]”If our prediction is correct, Solar Cycle 24 will have a peak sunspot number of 90, the lowest of any cycle since 1928 when Solar Cycle 16 peaked at 78,” says panel chairman Doug Biesecker of the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center.[/quote]
Eventi simili si sono già verificati e hanno dimostrato di avere impatti sulle reti di telecomunicazione, ma sicuramente non c’era una situazione di pervasività dell’elettronica nella vita quotidiana come oggi.
[quote]The 1859 storm–known as the “Carrington Event” after astronomer Richard Carrington who witnessed the instigating solar flare–electrified transmission cables, set fires in telegraph offices, and produced Northern Lights so bright that people could read newspapers by their red and green glow. A recent report by the National Academy of Sciences found that if a similar storm occurred today, it could cause $1 to 2 trillion in damages to society’s high-tech infrastructure and require four to ten years for complete recovery. For comparison, Hurricane Katrina caused “only” $80 to 125 billion in damage. [/quote]
L’impatto quindi potrebbe essere catastrofico, pensate alle interdipendenze tra Internet e servizi (banche, aerei, sanità etc), per non parlare dall’impatto diretto sulla distribuzione di energia (senza la quale facciamo veramente poca strada…).
Insomma, fate incetta di porcherie in scatola per il 2012, ma scordatevi, nel caso superiate la botta, di raccontarlo su Lega Nerd.
