What is the “Terminator effect” and what is the link with the sun: this is the expected impact on Earth

The star king, the Sun, is the center of attention of scientists analyzing a phenomenon with a disturbing name: Terminator Effect.

It’s not a movie theme or special effects: it’s real.

To begin to understand this “Terminator effect”, you need to know that “the phase known as the ‘maximum solar peak’ came earlier this year and gave rise to the specific phenomenon, creating more intense geomagnetic storms,” ​​explains Proceso .

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Northern Lights and the Terminator Effect

According to El País, since April 23, “The Northern Lights have been seen at very low latitudes near the Earth’s equator, far from the usual polar environment. The show was recorded in places like Texas,” describes Escapada H.

This gives way to the Terminator effect, which begins “when at the end of the solar cycle, which lasts 11 years, the path changes to the polarity of the star.”

Of the United States National Center for Atmospheric Research, Director Scott W. McIntosh and his team announce -Process Review- that the “Terminator Effect” occurs when the 11-year solar cycle ends abruptly and causes the sun’s polarity to reverse. change and start a cycle with a lot of solar intensity”.

In recent months “they have noticed that there is more activity on the sun and that the “maximum solar peak”, the emission of energy that can affect the global climate, will occur in late 2023 or early 2024″ , publish Process.

In hands of statistics and analysis, comparing the “peaks” since 1975, scientists estimated the moment of greatest solar activity and the maximum point of the sun’s life cycle was expected in mid-2025, reported El Heraldo de México.

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What happens in the sun

The Sun describes upon initiating the Terminator Effect Process, “begins to emit massive collisions of magnetic fields that create tsunamis of plasma.”

In the “descending” part of the cycle, solar filaments are seen, which are clouds of ionized gas on their surface, squeezed between magnetic regions of opposite polarity.

Because they are colder and denser, they appear as dark lines on the sun.

These filaments — they point out, citing National Geographic — could expel solar material into space and, if they reached Earth and interacted with the magnetic field, would cause aurora borealis, affecting electrical networks and communications.

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What consequences does it entail?

Every 11 years, Infobae said in 2019, our king star increases its amount of plasma and generates a great storm of energy fields that reach Earth and affect electronic devices.

The increased intensity of geomagnetic storms, reports TV Azteca, “could even cause solar dust to be flung into space, affecting communications and electrical grids as they reach our planet.

And while these are common events in space, the increase in intensity would also cause more radiation to hit Earth. This increase can be 0.1%, adds Escapada H.

It will cause more intense geomagnetic storms.

“Terminator,” El Heraldo de México adds, can cause blackouts and damage transformers, potentially affecting electrical infrastructure.

If the Terminator solar effect gets stronger, the measures to consider are protecting the satellites and controlling air traffic.

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When there is an increase in electromagnetic activity “it can cause malfunctions in technological systems and the loss of data”.

We will be on the lookout for suggestions from scientists to learn more about the Northern Lights leaving so much beauty in their wake and the development of this phenomenon involving the sun.