Info Solar storms No Man Threatens Safety

People should remain calm in relation to the emergence of solar storm prediction in 2012-2015, as it will not threaten human safety but rather a direct impact on high technology such as satellite and radio communications.

"Lapan observations, solar storms will not immediately destroy the civilized world, because the direct effect is felt on high technology such as satellite and radio communications," said Head of Applications and mangnet Space Geomagnet Lapan, Clara Yono Yatini, at Udayana University Campus Postgraduate Sudirman street , Denpasar, on Monday (9/3/2010).

People should be natural and not panic response to the storm the sun, because it's effect is felt in the communications system.

"All over the world would be subject to the impact of solar activity, its intensity is only different from each other, high-latitude regions with greater intensity, certainly compared to regions with low latitude, such as Indonesia," he explained.

These solar storms are also difficult to predict will happen in any area, but regions like the Arctic will have a greater impact than other regions.

To the knowledge of the impact of solar activity should be spread to the general public so they can take appropriate steps to anticipate the possible impacts caused by space weather phenomenon that 2012 to 2015.

He said, solar activity that gave billions of tons of particles, high-energy plasma and electromagnetic wave radiation. The sun continued he, actually has a cycle or not silent.

"The explosions of the sun could get to the earth. Also the sun has various activities such as the magnetic field, sunspots, flares (explosions of the sun), burst mass corona, solar wind and magnetic particles.

"Lapan have estimated peak solar activity occurred in 2012 through 2015, the peak of solar activity cycle will be high and solar storms," said 1989 alumnus of Astronomy ITB this.

The impact of solar storms Clara said, is not harmful to humans directly, but the impact was felt in the high technology such as satellite and radio communications.

"The satellite can lose control and radio communication will be disconnected," he asserted.

Therefore the parties that use information technology facilities are good government, police, military and other institutions to prepare for the anticipated adverse effects. Mentioned how much the volume of high-energy particles or explosion happened, Clara states certainly not related to how long and when they occurred.

"All I can say here, solar storms occur in a few minutes or several hours, is very varied and could not be ascertained when the only predictable in the year 2012 to 2013," he explained.

In some parts of the world's 11th annual solar cycle and now the sun was in the cycle to 24, had a serious impact on network systems such listri happened in Canada and Japan in 1989 and in Sweden in 2003.

In addition to impacts on equipment and communications systems, he said solar storms also contribute to climate change because if there is increased solar activity will cause the sun will heat up.

"The temperature of the earth will rise sharply and climate change. The impact will cause extreme drought but this is still in the study the researchers," he added.

On the other hand recognized alumnus Umiversity Astronomy Tohoko Japan, the emergence of these solar storms associated with the issue could end 2102 as the Maya predicted and impressions fiction film 2012.

"Not really going to happen like the movies end 2012. The film was apparently scientific but it really just entertainment," he added.

These solar storms issue became one of the discussion of issues in meeting the International Symposium on South East Asia Pacific Environment Problem adan Satellite Remote Sensing at the Udayana University campus lasted two days and attracted around 150 participants. Symposium held by the Center for Remote Sensing and Ocean Sciences (Cresos) attended by some universities in the country and abroad such as Japan and Russia, BPPT and other institutions