Strong magnetic storms (more than 4 points according to the Kp index, which is the average value of geomagnetic activity every three hours a day), affect the state of a person, as well as affect the cells of his body. This is Tamara Breus, lead researcher of the Space Weather laboratory of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Solar-Earth Relations, Physics and Mathematical Sciences of the Scientific Council of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The fact is that each cell in our body has its own charge, so they react to changes in the magnetic field, which manifest themselves in the form of magnetic storms. In that respect, we all depend on the weather,” said Breus.
In addition, fluctuations in the magnetic field also play a role in affecting the human body. socialbites.ca, principal investigator of the Institute of Earth Physics, said that all cells of the human body are accustomed to work in a certain rhythm, and geomagnetic disturbances disrupt this rhythm, therefore they have a negative impact on health. O.Yu. Schmidt RAS Natalia Kleimenova.
“Vibrations are amplitude and frequency. If the oscillation frequency of the magnetic field coincides with the frequency of some human organs, a tuning fork effect occurs. We’ve studied strokes and heart attacks a lot and found that when there are fluctuations in the magnetic field with periods of 1-2 seconds during a magnetic storm – and this corresponds to the work of our heart – then sick people can have problems such as strokes and heart attacks, ”said Kleimenova.
Which systems of the body are adversely affected by strong magnetic storms, which groups of people are most susceptible to this effect, and at what seasons and times of the day the human body is most susceptible to it – in material “socialbites.ca”.