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Solar flare to 'paralyse Earth' in just 3 years' time | 2013 is being heralded as the year that might see catastrophic events wreaking havoc with our planet,
say scientists. They fear a huge solar flare is due to erupt in 2013 - and expected
to cause power grids to crash, communication systems to collapse, planes to be
grounded, food supplies to be hit and the Internet to be shut down. Defence Secretary
Liam Fox called an emergency conference in London yesterday where he warned of
potential damage if an explosion similar to the one in 1859 occurred in modern
times. Occurring only once about every century, the solar flare could cause massive
power surges. Yesterday's conference also heard that a hostile power could cause
a similar effect by exploding a nuclear weapon in space. "While we all benefit
from scientific advances, so we also create vulnerabilities that can be exploited
by our enemies," The Sun quoted Fox as saying. "However advanced we become, the
chain of our security is only as strong as its weakest link," he added. And former
US government defence adviser Dr Avi Schnurr warned, "A geomagnetic storm could
shatter nations all over the earth. We cannot wait for disaster to spur us to
action."
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