Neither humans nor birds, Earth will be destroyed in just a moment due to..., know what is Miyake event
We all have heard since our childhood that a day will come when everything on Earth will be destroyed. Adding to the theory, it is also said that 'Mahapralaya' occurred on Earth millions of years ago, leading to destruction of everything on Earth. However, this story is about an event, which is assumed to be more dangerous than this 'Mahapralaya' in our universe. Largest-ever solar storm
In a massive discovery reported in 2023, an international team of scientists discovered a huge spike in radiocarbon levels 14,300 years ago. The scientists got to the result by analysing ancient tree-rings found in the French Alps. As per the report, scientists discovered that the radiocarbon spike was caused by a massive solar storm, the biggest ever identified, as per a report carried by IANS.
The largest and the directly-observed was a solar storm that occurred in 1859. It is known as the Carrington Event and was caused massive disruption on Earth. As a result of the storm, telegraph machines were destroyed, creating a night-time aurora so bright that birds began to sing. Details on Miyake Events
It has also been known that nine such extreme solar storms — known as Miyake Events — have been identified as having occurred over the last 15,000 years.
As per the IANS report, the most recent confirmed Miyake Events occurred in 993 AD and 774 AD. However, it also reported that this newly-identified 14,300-year-old storm is however the largest that has ever been found. However, the Miyake Events would have been a staggering entire order-of-magnitude greater in size. Extreme solar storms
Most importantly, the scientists have warned that it is critical to understand the future risks of events like this, to enable us to prepare, build resilience into our communications and energy systems and shield them from potential damage.
'Extreme solar storms could have huge impacts on Earth. Such super storms could permanently damage the transformers in our electricity grids, resulting in huge and widespread blackouts lasting months,' said Tim Heaton, Professor of Applied Statistics in the School of Mathematics at the University of Leeds in the UK.
(With inputs from agencies)
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