hundred years in the past. power plants could be get wiped out and satellites blacked out and fox news would disappear because the satellites would be short circuited. >> what? >> is there anything to do about this to prepare? >> well, we physicists said to congress, why not reinforce the satellites, redundant power systems and make sure our power systems have backup systems and congress laughed at us pretty much. >> is this one of the events it where you and others talk about it and warn people about it and don't do anything until it happens. >> yes, unfortunately it's true. remember, next year is the peak of the solar cycle for you amateurs out there, it's going to be spectacular, 2013 is the peak of the 11 year cycle. north and south pole of the son flip every 11 years, release ago burst of energy. it's a headache for nasa the satellite people, the military the gps people. >> alisyn: it's going to be