Government adviser in fight to 'save Earth' against devastating solar storms expected to knock out National Grid in 2013
- National Grid and GPS expected to go down if burst from sun hits our planet
- Sun will reach peak of 11-year solar storm cycle next year, and magnetic storms could knock out most of Earth's electrical items
- A big storm in 1859 knocked out early telegraph systems - but world is much more dependent on electricity now
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