Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

Could a solar flare wipe out humanity?

Nov 23, 2021
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
Physicists and the Beach
02:00 • 2min
3
The Universe, a Production of Ard Radio
03:43 • 2min
4
Would Humanity Survive a Massive Solar Flare?
05:43 • 2min
5
The Sun Could Kill Us
07:47 • 2min
6
The Sun Is Volatile, Is It Really Predictable?
09:25 • 2min
7
Could a Massive Solar Flare Definitely Wipe Out Humanity?
11:17 • 3min
8
What Is a Solar Flare?
13:51 • 3min
9
The Solar Flare, and the Coronal Mass Injection
16:34 • 3min
10
Are Coronal Mass Ejections Related to Solar Flares?
19:07 • 4min
11
What's the Difference Between Solar Flares and Coronal Mass Objections?
22:43 • 2min
12
How Does the Sun's Magnetic Fields Change Directions?
24:58 • 2min
13
What's Happening in the Sun?
27:19 • 3min
14
Are the Solar Flares Localized?
30:23 • 2min
15
The Sun Is Coming Up, Is It Coming?
32:26 • 2min
16
What Happened to the Earth?
34:30 • 2min
17
The Impact of the Sun on the Earth
36:08 • 4min
18
How Much Sun Screen Would I Need to Survive a Solar Flare?
40:34 • 2min
19
Are You Going to Get a Surge?
42:27 • 2min
20
Is My Phone Going to Be All Right?
44:16 • 2min
21
Are There Other Warning Signs?
45:46 • 2min
22
The Solar Orbiter Is Going to Go Close to the Sun
47:33 • 2min
23
Is It Possible That the Sun Could Surprise Us?
49:35 • 2min
24
The Dead Bold Mystery Society
51:09 • 3min