Express by Callum Hoare 5/31/2019
A SOLAR explosion of the sun breached the Earth’s magnetosphere and sent Canada into complete darkness temporarily, a documentary revealed.
A geomagnetic storm, also known as a solar storm, is a temporary disturbance of the Earth’s magnetosphere caused by a solar wind shock wave. These are often produced by sudden flashes of increased brightness of the sun, known as a solar flare, followed by a coronal mass injection – the release of plasma. They emit radio waves and are often seen penetrating the upper atmosphere, creating bright auroras.
However, these eruptions do not usually pose a threat to Earth thanks to its magnetic field that protects us from further penetration.
It was revealed during Amazon Prime’s “Step to the Future†how the magnetic field acts as a shield.
The 2010 documentary revealed: “For now, let’s not forget the Earth is first a planet before it’s our home.
“Its logic is that of a planet, not our logic.
“Imagine that the Earth is locked up in a cocoon since it’s transparent the cocoon lets sunlight in, but it is resistant enough to act as a shield.
More:
https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1134475/nasa-solar-explosion-canada-quebec-darkness-solar-flare-magnetic-field-spt
