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Something is leaking from the hole opened in the sun… This is the phrase scientists coined to describe the strange situation we are living in right now.
This event, which takes place in our star, the source of life on Earth, will cause a great solar storm.
The effects of the solar storm are expected to be felt around the world.
The storm could cause power grid problems and disrupt satellites, experts warn.
Saying that the solar storm may be about to hit the world, scientists continue to make statements from official sources.
According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a class G1 storm can even cause power grid failures, disruption of satellites, and disruption of animal migrations.
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However, much more dramatic effects are seen during geomagnetic storms, while the impact of such a storm will be relatively minor.
The agency said on Wednesday, August 3, it is “likely” to see such results as a result of a hole in our star.
Coronal holes formed in the sun appear as dark spots in images of the star when taken using ultraviolet and X-rays.
HOLE IN THE SUN
These are the cooler and less dense parts of our star, which means the solar wind can more easily escape into space.
This means that rapid streams of solar wind can be expelled and directed towards the earth.
Such a current would reach our atmosphere and have potential effects both in space just above us and below Earth.
Coronal holes can occur at any time, but they occur more often during the solar minimum. We are currently exiting such a time and moving towards a solar maximum where the intensity of the sun’s activity increases and is expected to arrive around 2025.
As that time approaches, scientists expect space weather to have a more regular and potentially more harmful effect on life on Earth.
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Researchers have repeatedly warned that human civilization must do more to respond to solar weather events before more intense events occur.
NOAA’s solar weather scale starts at G1, because today’s storm is expected to be called ‘small’.
The weather event extends into G2, an ‘extreme’ geomagnetic storm where widespread power system problems are expected, spacecraft may change direction and radio signals and satellite navigation may be temporarily disabled.
However, such extreme solar storms are relatively rare. Such extreme solar storms only occur around four days in each of the Sun’s 11-year cycle.
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