A solar storm hits over the weekend

FLORIDA – Sun storm hit Earth over the weekend, and there is a chance that another storm will strike. If another storm hits, the high-voltage overhead line system could be affected, potentially causing problems with the power grid and GPS devices.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) classifies this solar storm as moderate. Geomagnetic hurricane G2, which hit Earth on Sunday August 7, 2022, was the result of wind or charged particles from the sun hitting Earth’s magnetic field.

A second hurricane, which NOAA classifies as a G1 or minor hurricane, may occur today. According to SpaceWeather.com, the weekend’s storm, which was unexpected and came unexpectedly, reached speeds of up to 600 kilometers per second.

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Meanwhile, according to Space.com, the solar wind is known to reach speeds of 800 km per second. Not only could it potentially cause problems with the power grid and GPS devices, spacecraft in orbit could also be affected.

This includes the increase in high-energy electrons in the magnetosphere, as well as disrupting animal behavior because some migrating animals rely on Earth’s magnetic field to navigate. The sun is spewing solar storms continuously lately, when it reaches the peak of its 11-year cycle.

Because of this, it is highly likely that sunspots, which NASA defines as areas of the sun that appear dark because they are cooler than elsewhere on the sun’s surface, will likely appear, resulting in additional solar events. These spots appear cooler and darker than their surroundings because the strong magnetic field blocks the entry of hot new gas from the sun’s interior.

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The next solar storm is making social media lively, especially in North America, as many people post the aurora or Northern Lights. The phenomenon of the appearance of the sky exploding into brilliant purple and red colors.

One of them is Tamitha Skov, a space physicist who goes by the pseudonym Space Weather Woman. “We’ve jumped to the G2 level, mainly due to the reversing north-south-north of the sun’s magnetic field,” he wrote on Twitter.

(Web)

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