Looking up at the Sun from Earth, it may seem calm and gentle, but when you get closer, you will find that its surface is unusually violent, and sometimes even a huge amount of energy is released. 如果能量释放强烈甚至会影响我们的生活。 这种现象便是太阳风暴
Solar storms are mainly released through three forms: enhanced electromagnetic radiation, high-energy charged particle streams, and plasma clouds. When these materials and energy reach the space near the earth, they will cause strong disturbances in the earth's magnetic field, ionosphere, and middle and upper atmosphere, bringing a series of consequences.
On March 13, 1989, a solar storm occurred in the Quebec region of Canada, when after the solar storm hit, the entire Quebec region was blacked out in only 92 seconds, causing the heating in the area to stop working, and the sleeping people were awakened, The power outage lasted for nearly 12 hours, destroying more than 10,000 transformers and causing immeasurable economic losses. One can imagine the dire consequences of solar storms
According to astronomers' observations, in 2024 our sun will enter the peak of activity, which means that the earth will be hit by more solar storms. 说到这里可能很多人会有所疑问,为何太阳风暴可能会在2024年频繁发生呢?
其实这和太阳周期活动有关,我们知道太阳活动周期大约每11年循环一次,也就是说每11年间太阳的活动水平会经历增加和减少。 当太阳周期开始时,起初太阳黑子数量较少,在5到6年后达到峰值,随后5年内又降到极小值。
目前,我们正处于自1755年以来记录的第25个太阳周期,天文学家观测认为 在2024年将达到太阳黑子活动的高峰,这意味着太阳风暴发生的几率将显著增加。 我们地球遭受太阳风暴的几率也会大大提高。 那么当太阳风暴来临时会对我们造成那些威胁呢?
When a solar storm occurs, the first thing that arrives is enhanced electromagnetic radiation, which disturbs the Earth's ionosphere, increasing the density of the ionosphere, causing the attenuation of radio signals to affect communications or even interrupt them. After the electromagnetic radiation, the bombardment of energetic particles is next. These energetic particles will constantly bombard the satellite in the earth's orbit, and penetrate the internal electronic devices, causing damage to the satellite's control system.
最后便是威力最强的等离子体云袭击,当它抵达地球后,首先会与地球磁场发生作用,使地磁压缩变形,进而引发剧烈的地磁扰动现象,也就是我们常说的地磁暴,同时等离子体云携带的带电粒子还会沿着地球磁力线进入到南北两极,并与大气层的分子激发碰撞,形成美丽的极光现象。
尽管极光景象美丽,但是等离子体云袭击对我们设施造成的影响最为严重。 比如飞机、轮船的导航会系统失灵,手机信号可能完全丧失,更严重的是,可能还会导致电网瘫痪烧毁。
从以上可以看出太阳风暴会带来多大的影响伤害,因此目前科学家们也一直在加强对太阳的观测,为了便是未来在太阳风暴发生前,希望能够提前进行预防减少损失!