This could allegedly cause massive power outages. According to the video, a big X-class flare- the biggest our sun is supposedly capable of- erupted on the sun this past Friday. Allegedly, this has already caused temporary radio blackouts across South America due to the blast of radiation. This article explains that the recent solar flare disrupted radio signals and communication temporarily. The article also details that maximum sunspot activity is supposedly being predicted for the year 2025.

How do solar flares affect humans?

This article claims that solar flares can affect humans and Earth by causing things such as communication and satellite system disruptions and geomagnetic storms.

How damaging would a solar flare be?

Officials allegedly predict that Earth will be hit by a massive solar storm from December 17th as claimed in the TikTok video. However, the TikTok video claims that the flare was not directly facing Earth. As noted in this article, this radiation blast event was allegedly captured on video by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft. The article details that the flare may have been joined by a plasma eruption, which was reportedly subsequently directed at Earth.