Experts: Sun’s increasing solar flares could cause major problems - Yahoo Lifestyle

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) say the sun is entering its “solar maximum” phase where activity, like solar flares, increases.

Solar flares can affect life on Earth because each flare releases a burst of electromagnetic energy that can disrupt electronics like satellites, GPS navigation systems, solar panels, radio frequencies and cell phones.

“Often associated with these flares are energetic particle bursts that that can affect — that can damage satellites by damaging these subsystems, electronic substances and satellites and even the solar panels.”.

NOAA is currently working on measures for how to deal with fluctuations in space weather under the National Space Weather Strategy and Action Plan.

We have instituted space weather as part of the international, national emergency and state and local emergency management exercises.