Are YOU prepared for a major solar storm? World will have just 12 hours warning if the sun erupts

British government has released its Space Weather Preparedness Strategy
It warns a major solar storm could trigger power cuts and travel disruption
GPS systems could go down for up to 3 days, causing widespread chaos
Report urges public to prepare in the same way as other natural disasters

The world will get just 12 hours warning if a huge explosion of high energy particles from the surface of the sun heads our way, a new report has cautioned.

A plan to help prepare for major bursts of ‘space weather’ has been published by the British government, outlining what needs to be done to cope with such an event.

It says that a massive solar phenomenon would disrupt transport networks, cause blackouts and disrupt satellites.

The British government has released its Space Weather Preparedness Strategy and warns a major solar storm, like that shown in the image above, could knock out cause blackouts and bring widespread travel disruption. It says GPS signals would go down for days and urges the public to prepare as they would for floods
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The British government has released its Space Weather Preparedness Strategy and warns a major solar storm, like that shown in the image above, could knock out cause blackouts and bring widespread travel disruption. It says GPS signals would go down for days and urges the public to prepare as they would for floods

The report warns that GPS systems could go down for up to three days at a time, leaving train networks and shipping badly affected.

While mobile phones and landlines are expected to be unaffected, satellite communication and high frequency radio communication used by shipping and aircraft, could also go down for several days.

Power grids could also be effected, leading to black outs in some areas…. Read More