These things can be knocked out completely for short periods of time in various geographical areas. M Class Medium. The same, only to a lesser degree. Usually doesn t cause too much disturbance in electrical devices. Within each of these classes the Solar Flare is given ratings of numbers and letters.
Energy affects each person differently and at different times.
According to NASA, a large amount of energy emitted from the Sun and Pointed at the Planet Earth usually takes about 2 days for that energy to reach Earth. The only energy we are interested in here from the Sun is that energy which is sent directly at the Planet Earth. A flare on the other side of the Sun pointing away from us obviously won t come in our direction. It takes for people to start feeling the effects of solar energy from the Sunspots or Solar Flares. It can affect a person anywhere from the moment the flare is happening on the Sun until about a week afterward.