ES MUY PROBABLE QUE SEA PARA DICIEMBRE UN APAGON MUNDIAL. Eruptions on the suns surface are probably caused by giant, unstable magnetic plasma arches, a new study reports — a discovery that brings scientists one step closer to predicting solar outbursts that can wreak havoc on Earth. PLAY VIDEO Solar Storms: 5 Reasons To Care Right Now 2012 has seen some of the highest levels of solar activity ever recorded. But what can solar storms do to you? Daron Taylor takes a look at what these intense geomagnetic storms mean. CREDIT: NASA GODDARDS SCIENTIFIC VISUALIZATI Astronomers have long observed gigantic arches of plasma emerging from the surface of the sun. Known as magnetic flux ropes, coronal loops and solar prominences, these structures possess spiraling magnetic field lines, as if a huge bar magnet had been twisted into a corkscrew. A vast amount of electric current typically runs through the core of each of these tubes
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