Scientists warn of possible negative consequences for the Earth from the most powerful outbreak on the Sun in the last 12 years that occurred the day before. According to experts, the outbreak of such a force can damage space technology and communication systems.

"We estimate the flash output as close to the maximum - X9.3 (the letter means belonging to the class of extremely large flashes, and the figure - the strength of the flash). It carries a threat of failure of space technology and communication systems. The outbreak has already worsened communication quality in Europe and America, "said Sergei Gaidash, head of the Space Weather Center of the Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Propagation of Radio Waves named after Pushkov of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

He also said that in the morning of September 7, a magnetic storm will begin, which may worsen the condition of people suffering from chronic diseases. "The outbreak was preceded by an outbreak of a smaller scale, which began on September 6 around 4:00 pm Moscow time, and on September 4 there was a series of flares of class M, the previous one in terms of capacity relative to class X," the scientist said..

According to him, from the Sun to the Earth in this case will flow a stream of protons capable of causing a slight increase in the radiation background. Scientists are monitoring the effects of the X9.3 outbreak to determine if it was accompanied by a release of solar matter toward the Earth.

"Sometimes a powerful flash is not accompanied by ejection and vice versa. If the outburst was during an extremely large outbreak, it will reach the Earth on September 8-9, "the expert explained..

The day before it became known that as a result of the merger of the two largest groups of sunspots, the most powerful outbreak occurred in the last 12 years, which belongs to class X.

The phenomenon was awarded a score of X9. 3, it was recognized as one of the five most powerful explosions on the Sun in the history of observations.

The most powerful flares observed on the Sun throw huge energy into the surrounding space. In a few minutes, in open space, it takes up to a trillion megatons in TNT. This is about a fifth of the energy emitted by the Sun in one second, and all the energy that a person will produce over a million years. This is reported by the site Point. md.