The scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has reported that the recent series of powerful solar flares pose significant risks. The shock waves, integral to the solar wind’s structure, can cause more than just vivid polar lights when they collide with Earth’s magnetosphere; they can also trigger potent electrical discharges.
Solar flares can damage power grids and all devices on Earth. However, the gravest concern is the potential risk to human DNA, which may begin to mutate, or as scientists term it, “evolve.”
Proton storms linked to solar flares may pose significant risks to human health and evolution, especially if they occur alongside a weakening of Earth’s magnetic field, according to a report by an international team of scientists in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal.
The report states, “Potential impacts include health risks and long-term climatic and evolutionary changes.”
The article’s authors state that a proton storm, occurring during a period of a significantly weakened magnetic field, could lead to a global depletion of the ozone layer. This event would result in sustained high levels of ultraviolet radiation for six years, potentially increasing ultraviolet-related DNA damage in humans by 40-50%. Historically, intense proton storms have coincided with times when the magnetic field was weak.
The situation resulted in widespread mutations and significant evolutionary advances, as observed by researchers Alan Cooper and Pavle Arsenovich. They suggested that radiation may have played a role in several pivotal events, including the rise of multicellular life forms, the rapid expansion of Earth’s fauna during the Cambrian explosion, and the extinction of Neanderthals.
The emergence of “Homo sapiens” may be directly linked to the effects of intense solar flares. However, it is impossible to predict the nature of future mutations: whether they will lead to a “superhuman” evolution or a degeneration into “freaks.”
Additionally, the potential intensification of the ozone layer’s depletion could pose a lethal threat to humanity, either through irreversible damage to our DNA or the devastation of the world’s agricultural crops.
