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We really have no idea how active the Sun will be during 2012. Because this is the period of increasing activity (we're currently about 1.5 years into the 11-year sunspot cycle) we can expect that there will be more flares in 2012 than we'll have in 2011, and probably quite a few more than we had in 2010. But whether 2012 will be anywhere close to a record would be impossible to say at this point.
However, depending on the direction and severity of a solar flare, an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) can be generated, powerful enough to damage electrical equipment (cell phones, computers, cameras, etc.). I myself looked into forms of protection against these threats. Beyond just knowing the facts there are products out there to help.
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It is difficult to predict the exact number of solar flares that will occur in a specific year like 2012. Solar activity, including the occurrence of solar flares, follows an 11-year cycle known as the solar cycle. During periods of high solar activity, such as the peak of the solar cycle, there may be an increase in the number of solar flares. However, predicting the specific timing and intensity of individual solar flares is challenging.
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What time will solar flares occur on January 21 2012?
Solar flares can occur at any time, without a specific schedule. They are unpredictable events that can happen when there is a sudden release of magnetic energy on the sun.
What is a other name for solar flares?
Solar flares are also known as solar storms or solar eruptions.
What do solar flares discharge?
Solar flares discharge radiation and charged particles.
Electrically charged flares that arch up from the sun are known as?
solar flare or solar prominences
The sun produces big explosions of energy called?
These are called Solar Flares .
How solar flares and solar prominences differ.?
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What time will solar flares occur on January 21 2012?
Solar flares can occur at any time, without a specific schedule. They are unpredictable events that can happen when there is a sudden release of magnetic energy on the sun.
Does sun flare attack the earth in 2012?
No. There will be solar flares in 2012 - there are flares every year, even the last couple of years during the depth of the deepest solar minimum in the last century - but solar flares do not "attack the Earth". It is possible that a massive solar flare could cause communications outages, or damage satellites, or cause spectacular auroras - but that could happen ANY time. There were a few satellites damaged by solar flares during the last solar max, in 2002, but the doom-sayers were wrong about that one, too.
What is a other name for solar flares?
Solar flares are also known as solar storms or solar eruptions.
How are solar flares related to the sun?
Solar flares happen on the Sun
What do solar flares discharge?
Solar flares discharge radiation and charged particles.
Electrically charged flares that arch up from the sun are known as?
solar flare or solar prominences
What were the most explosive events to occur on the sun?
Solar flares, coronal mass ejections (CMEs), and solar prominences are some of the most explosive events to occur on the sun. Solar flares are intense bursts of radiation, while CMEs release colossal amounts of solar material into space. Solar prominences are large loops of plasma extending from the sun's surface.
Does the sun have pimples?
No, but it does have solar flares. Solar flares are small explosions that happen on the sun everyday.
What are violent explosions from sunspots in which gas and tremendous amounts of energy are blasted into space away from the Sun?
They are known as solar flares.
The sun produces big explosions of energy called?
These are called Solar Flares .
Do solar flares from the sun cause auroras near earths poles?
Magnetic storms unleashed by solar flares can cause auroras, but all solar flares don't cause auroras.
