A few months ago, in August, the Sun had two Coronal mass ejections, or simply put, massive firestorms which dispense great masses of charged particles into space. Every planet and rock in 100 million mile radius of the storm was affected. Thanks to the Solar Dynamics Observatory, other scientists noticed in great detail how the particles disturbed out magnetic field and causes great ripples across the atmosphere. (This only occurred to the side which faced the sun). These ripples were auroras, which were ripples of light that result in charged particles slamming against the upper atmosphere. One of the mass coronal ejections disbursed radiation level C, which was one of the highest levels of intensity, heat, and brightness that were recorded in the summer this year. More coronal mass ejections are expected the forecoming years, and especially 2012, where a Solar SuperStorm would occur. (The SuperStorm would knock out most of the internet, Wi-Fi, and Wireless Connections for days, causing chaos on highly modernized countries, such as Europe, The United States, and Russia).
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