Solar Storm Today October 29 2016

Recent warnings of solar storms affecting the earth within the next few months have caused certain worry around the world.

These phenomena have the capacity to provoke great damage to terrestrial systems, above all in the power grid and GPS systems.

Even the President of the United States, Barack Obama has given the order to various government departments to prepare themselves within 120 days for these cosmic events.

The biggest solar storm in history occurred in 1859, provoking great damage on the telegraphic system, at a moment when the electronic infrastructure was much less than today.

Solar Storm Today October 28 2016 Nasa

Many people are concerned following a recent order by Obama for various government agencies to prepare with a 120 day plan for before, during, and after a potential solar storm that could impact the planet.

In fact yesterday a solar storm began to hit the earth, although it was classified as a G2, which does not have a great capacity to affect the earth and eletronic systems and infrastructure.

The biggest solar storm on record was in 1859 when auroras borealis were see as far south as Cuba and Colombia and the telegraf systems, which were in their infancy, were badly damaged, causing fires in Europe and the United States.