Apocalypse NOW: Killer solar superstorm could destroy Earth at ANY MOMENT, scientists warn

VIOLENT solar superstorms could destroy life as we know it at ANY MOMENT, shocked scientists have warned today.

An eruption was captured here by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory [NASA]

The earth would be obliterated if the sun was to send out a flare [NASA]

The warning comes as Britain is experiencing one of the hottest summer records Scientists have warned of "highly unusual activity" on the surface of the sun which has already sent smaller solar flares spiralling towards earth.
Solar storms are triggered when coronal mass ejections (CMEs) from the sun tear into the earths magnetic field ripping it apart.
This triggers huge surges of electrical currents which lead to widespread power outages and destroy machinery which use electricity.
Mr Dale, currently writing a doctorate on aerospace engineering at Bristol University, said it is only a “matter of time” before a violent solar storm smashes into Earth.
He warned the planet is facing a repeat of the devastating solar superstorm of 1859 - dubbed the Carrington Event after English astronomer Richard Carrington.
Carrington spotted a solar flare before terrifying fireballs hurtled across the atmosphere making people think it was the end of the world.
Reports followed of sparks showering from telegraph machines, out of control fires and electrical operators being injured.
Around 10^22 kJ of energy catapulted around a trillion kilos of charged particles towards the Earth at speeds of up to 1,900 miles per second.