how do sun spots, and sun flares effect earth?

Answer 1

We are not 100% sure as we haven't been studying the sun for long enough. We do know that a big enough solar flare could kill much of life on earth, what we don't know is how big they can get and/or how often a really big flare occours.

Perhaps more chillingly, a major solar flare would leave nothing to show in it's wake except a lot of dead things, so finding past evidence of such an event is virtually impossible.

On a smaller scale, solar flares effect communications, especially satelites, power and electricity grids, weather, global warming and cooling, and the earths magnetic field.

We love the sun, but too much or too little is fatal for us humans.

Answer 2

Hi. Large amounts of gas get blasted towards the Earth sometimes. These can and have knocked out satellites and ground power systems. They have also caused some spectacular auroras.

Answer 3

Severely, despite what the tree huggers would have you believe. They cannot control the sun, so they will do their damndest to control your lifestyle. The sun, for some miraculous reason, warms the earth. Could a tree hugger explain or deny this?

Answer 4

They send a lot of gamma and other types of radiation our way. The magnetic field, which is weakening, shields us.
Electronics and radio is adversely effected.
Sun spots run in 11 year cycles: more, then less.

Answer 5

i rember when i was younger we had a cb radio and every 11 years the sunsopts would peek and at this time the cb would get further than normal some time even over sea

Answer 6

They disrupt radio signals.