NASA reported that Earth is continuously experiencing solar storms and it further states that there might be another storm approaching today, one of these CMEs might be the collision course.
Historically, solar storms have had notable consequences. In 1989, a severe solar storm caused electrical blackouts in Quebec, Canada, lasting for 12 hours. The Carrington Event in 1859, considered the most intense solar storm on record, caused fires at telegraph stations.
Solar Storm to strike earth: Even though the strike may not disrupt the weather conditions on the planet, there are possibilities of blackouts in terms of mobile, and GPS services in some parts of the green planet.
Things are again heating up on the sun due to which eight new sunspots have emerged on the Earth-facing side of the solar disk. The solar activity is slowly increasing day by day and will increase significantly this week. Due to this, there are possibilities that X-class solar flares and radiation storms can pose a harmful impact on the GPS system.
Geomagnetic storm means discharge of coronal mass ejection in significant amounts with high-intensity energy coming towards the earth.
Up to 40 of the 49 small satellites launched last week have either reentered the atmosphere and burned up, or are on the verge of doing so, the company said in an online update Tuesday night.
A powerful solar storm is approaching Earth at a speed of 1.6 million km and this storm will hit Earth either on July 11 or July 12.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientist says the flare is too weak and any light show would be limited to Alaska, Canada, Iceland, Norway and other far northern spots.
The storms are serious and interfere with a number of important technologies, including GPS signalling and satellite communications. They can also cause damage to surface electrical grids.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said that the storm could cause an aurora or polar lights when it arrives. NOAA has classified the storm as G-1 or 'minor'.
In a first of this month, a solar storm is likely to hit the Earth on May 6 as a coronal hole has opened up in the Sun, resulting in the release of a huge swarm of cosmic particles.
In a first of this month, a solar storm is likely to hit the Earth on May 6 as a coronal hole has opened up in the Sun, resulting in the release of a huge swarm of cosmic particles.
In a first of this month, a solar storm is likely to hit the Earth on May 6 as a coronal hole has opened up in the Sun, resulting in the release of a huge swarm of cosmic particles.
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