January 25, 2012
The earth is in the midst of a solar storm, but experts say the radiation emitted from the storm won’t be enough too cause any immediate problems for cellphone users or air travellers. A Canadian Space Agency expert in solar-terrestrial sciences says the impact from the solar flares is actually quite mild -- for now. He says the peak in solar flareups is expected in the summer of 2013. The solar storm is considered the largest solar storm recorded in more than eight years. It's being caused by a giant wave of charged particles from the sun that slammed into the planet's magnetic field Tuesday morning.