Uma sikhuluma ngeziphepho zelanga, kunosuku abanye abangase bafike emqondweni walo. Ukuphela kuka-Agasti, mhla zingama-28 ku-1859, isiphepho esikhulu kunazo zonke selanga esirekhodiwe. Ekuphakameni kwayo okukhulu, okwakuphakathi kukaSepthemba 1 no-2, kwabangela ukwehluleka kwezinhlelo ze-telegraph kulo lonke elaseYurophu naseNyakatho Melika. Lo mcimbi wabhabhadiswa ngegama lomcimbi waseCarrington, yisazi sezinkanyezi saseNgilandi uRichard Carrington. Ubukhulu babunamandla kakhulu, kangangokuthi ngisho bakwazi ukwazisa izibani ezisenyakatho emadolobheni afana neRoma neMadrid ububanzi obumaphakathi, nobubanzi obuphansi obufana neHavana noma iziQhingi zaseHawaii.
Isiphepho selanga Iphinde yabangela amasekethe amafushane nemililo ekufakweni kwakamuva kwezintambo zocingo. Ukukhuluma ngenani lezinkinga ezidalwe yile nto eminyakeni engaphezulu kwengu-150 eyedlule, ngenkathi lalingekho izinga lamanje lobuchwepheshe, kulula ukubikezela ukuthi emphakathini oxhumene kakhulu nezokuxhumana ngocingo, imiphumela ingaba mibi kakhulu. Ukuncika kwethu manje kuyo yonke ingqalasizinda yenethiwekhi kuphakeme.
Ziyini izivunguvungu zelanga?
Kukhulunywa nje, Kubizwa ngokuthi yisiphepho selanga kuya kulangabi elikhishwa yiLanga libheke kwiplanethi yethu. Endabeni ka-1859, okuyiyona esiyiqhathanisa nendatshana, amanye amabala angaphambilini avele kwiLanga phambi kweplanethi yethu. Akukona ukukhomba nokusinika, ubukhulu ehlala kulo uma ifinyelela kithi bungahlanganisa kuze kufike ezigidini ezingama-50 km. Cishe ingxenye yesithathu yebanga phakathi kweLanga noMhlaba.
Ukukhishwa kwe-coronal of matter, the flares, kuthathe amahora aphakathi kwama-40 nama-60 ukufinyelela iplanethi yethu. Iningi liyiqiniso ukuthi zenzeka ngendlela efanayo futhi engenabungozi, okusishiya sikhombisa njengezibani zasenyakatho ezidumile. Ngezikhathi ezithile zinamandla futhi zaziwa njenge-EMP (i-electromagnetic pulse). Zingalimaza izakhiwo zethu eziningi zanamuhla. Ucingo, umsakazo, amanethiwekhi, i-inthanethi, njll.
Kungadala inhlekelele yomhlaba wonke
Ubukhulu bomcimbi ofana nalowo owenzeka ngo-1859 ungadala okukhulu ukulimala kweziphuphutheki, amanethiwekhi kagesi nezinhlelo, ngisho nezitshalo ezikhiqiza ugesi. Singabona ezinye izivunguvungu ezinobukhulu obukhulu, yize zikude kakhulu nalezo ezazikhona ngaleso sikhathi. Umonakalo obangelwe yilokhu "okuncane", siyakubona kubonakala kuwo iziphuphutheki ezifana no-ANIK E1 no-E2. Kokubili ezokuxhumana ezalimala ngo-1994. Esinye isibonelo ngo-1997 kuTelstar 401. Womabili amacala aqedwa yimisebe ye-cosmic kuma-panels wakho elanga.
AmaSatellites manje aklanywa enezimo ze "space weather", futhi yize amagobolondo awo enamandla, amasistimu awo kagesi asentekenteke. Imiphumela yokwehluleka okunjalo ingabonakala ngo-1994. Zombili iziphuphutheki zokuxhumana ngocingo zabangela izinkinga eziningi kumasiginali. Kuthinta amanethiwekhi wokuxhumana, ithelevishini, amaphephandaba kanye neziteshi zomsakazo eCanada.
e 1989, isiphepho esinamandla kangako kunesango-1859, kubangele ukuthi isitshalo esisebenza ngamanzi eQuebec eCanada singasebenzi amahora angaphezu kwayi-9. Ukulimala nemali elahlekile kwalinganiselwa emakhulwini ezigidi zamaRandi.
Kungaba kanjani?
Enye yezinto ezibalulekile engayenza kungaba yilokho babezoncibilikisa amakhoyili okusabalalisa amandla. Lokho kusukela ekuqaleni kungadala ukucima okukhulu nokukhulu kuze kulungiswe. Izinhlelo zokusabalalisa amanzi, ezilawulwa ngogesi nazo zizothinteka.
I-Intanethi, amasiginali we-GPS, ucingo, bazoba namathuba aphezulu okuthinteka nokuqothuka. Ukuhamba kwezindiza kufanele kuphazamiseke. Imindeni ibizosala ngaphandle kokuxhumeka kumanethiwekhi, futhi lokho kungaholela ekwazini okungelona iqiniso. Ngokuya ngobukhulu nenani leziphuphutheki nezakhiwo ezithintekile, umonakalo ingahlala ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kuye emasontweni noma ezinyangeni. Abanye babikezela ukuthi imiphumela ingahlala iminyaka. Kepha kancane kancane yonke inethiwekhi izovuselelwa.
Umbuzo omkhulu ngothi, besizosabela kanjani njengempucuko kulo mkhuba. Ku ulahlekelwe yizo zonke izakhiwo zethu zedijithali, kungasishiya singenakuzisiza ekutheni singafuna izixazululo kangakanani. Ngakho isiphepho esikhulu selanga, singakusho lokho kungasishiya sikhubazekile ekuqaleni. Kancane kancane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi izinto zazizobuyela kwesejwayelekile.
Kube nokunyakaza kwamazwe, njengephrojekthi edumile ka-Obama ngenkathi esengumongameli e-USA. Kwakunxuswa thatha izinyathelo ngalolu hlobo lomkhuba. Hhayi ngoba ekholwa ukuthi kungenzeka, kepha ukuze kuthi uma kwenzeka, angaboni izwe lakhe lingene ezinxushunxushwini.