Solar storms

2022 - 4 - 11

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What is a solar storm? 2022 warning explained, are they dangerous ... (NationalWorld)

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“Sometimes, localised fluctuations on the sun will hurl unusually strong bursts of particles in a particular direction. Solar wind also carries with it the solar magnetic field. The aurora borealis can be seen in the northern hemisphere, hence the “Northern Lights”, and the aurora australis can be found in the southern hemisphere. So what we’re seeing when we’re looking at the aurora borealis is the atoms and molecules in our atmosphere colliding with the sun - the characteristic “wavy” patterns of the lights are caused by the lines of force found in the Earth’s magnetic field. The aurora borealis, also known as the “Northern Lights”, is caused by activity on the surface of the sun. NOAA defines a solar storm, also known as a geomagnetic storm, as a “major disturbance of Earth’s magnetosphere that occurs when there is a very efficient exchange of energy from the solar wind into the space environment surrounding Earth”.

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'Dead sunspot' launches ball of plasma toward Earth (Livescience.com)

The "corpse" of a sunspot exploded Monday (April 11), triggering a mass ejection of solar material that is headed in Earth's direction.

All of this activity is fairly par for the course for the sun, according to the Solar Influences Data Analysis Center, part of the Royal Observatory of Belgium. It's a time of increased activity for our nearest star, which goes through periods of quiet and activity known as solar cycles. The sun is currently in Solar Cycle 25, the 25th since formal observations began in 1755. The idea of a "dead" sunspot is more poetic than scientific, said Philip Judge, a solar physicist at the High Altitude Observatory at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), but the convection of the sun breaks these spots apart, leaving in their wake magnetically-disturbed bits of quiet solar surface. During a large CME, the greater disturbance to the planet's magnetic field means that the aurora may appear over a much broader range. The material in that CME is likely to impact Earth on April 14, according to SpaceWeather. They are caused by intense magnetic flux from the sun's interior, according to the Space Weather Prediction Center (opens in new tab). These spots are temporary and can last anywhere from hours to months.

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Solar storm warning: Alert issued as huge energy blast from the Sun ... (Euro Weekly News)

The Earth is currently being blasted by a major geomagnetic storm caused by a flare erupting from the surface of the Sun.

A geomagnetic storm happens when the Earth’s magnetic field is disrupted by a shock wave from a solar wind – an explosion from the surface of the Sun. This current storm is classified as a G3, which is two places away from G5 – the highest storm level. An alert from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) revealed the Earth is currently being blasted by a major geomagnetic storm caused by a flare erupting from the surface of the Sun.

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Solar storm warning as 'major' plasma from Sun set to hit Earth today ... (Daily Star)

Experts have warned about a strong solar flare currently battering the Earth's atmosphere. The strongest solar flares have the potential to case major ...

EarthSky.org explained: "Because the Sun is a fluid, turbulence tends to twist the magnetic field into complex contortions. They are seen at either the north or south pole as they get trapped in the Earth's magnetic field and are carried to one of the poles. Sadly, this particular storm is unlikely to be seen from the UK, with the NOAA predicting the Northern Lights will only come as far south as 65 degrees north of the Earth's equator.

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Solar storm warning: 'Radiation risk' as 'major' plasma eruption from ... (Daily Express)

A MAJOR solar storm warning has been issued as the Earth is struck by a large plasma blast from the Sun, with some experts warning of 'radiation risks' ...

The Earth is currently being blasted by a major solar storm, with experts warning of more dangers in the coming week. One of the most powerful forms of solar storm, a CME occurs when the Sun belches out a cloud of charged particles and electromagnetic fluctuations. The organisation also warned that the storm that started yesterday has continued, and is still classified as a major storm. A geomagnetic storm occurs when there is an efficient exchange of energy from the solar wind into the space environment surrounding the Earth. According to an alert from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Earth is caught in the midst of a geomagnetic storm after it was hit by expulsion from the Sun. The organisation labelled the storm as G3, which it classifies as strong. A MAJOR solar storm warning has been issued as the Earth is struck by a large plasma blast from the Sun, with some experts warning of "radiation risks" today.

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Solar storm warning: Alert issued as huge energy blast from Sun hits ... (Mirror.co.uk)

An alert from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) revealed the Earth is currently being battered by a major geomagnetic storm ...

A geomagnetic storm happens when the Earth's magnetic field is disrupted by a shock wave from a solar wind - which is an explosion from the surface of the Sun. The organisation - which is a US federal weather monitoring institution - classified the storm as G3, which is considered strong. An alert from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) revealed the Earth is currently being blasted by a major geomagnetic storm caused by a flare erupting from the surface of the Sun.

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Explained: What Is A Geomagnetic Storm That Is Expected To Hit ... (India Times)

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Satellite Weather Forecasting Center cautioned that two coronal mass ejections (CMEs) released ...

The solar storm scale is now used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to assess the severity of these solar outbursts. The solar wind, a continuous flow of charged ions released by the sun, works like a current on a boat on the cloud. A solar storm, as per NOAA, is a significant disruption of the Geomagnetic field that happens whenever the solar radiation efficiently transfers energy into the space environment around the planet. The so-called "halo coronal mass ejection" can appear to engulf its origin, just like a baseball traveling from the position of the sun might appear to grow exponentially and overshadow the star. A coronal mass ejection out of a 25-degree-long strand ripped off the Sun on March 3, as mentioned by NOAA's Twitter account. As soon as the plasma is released, it erupts into space as a CME.

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Big warning from a solar storm after a big explosion from the sun hit ... (electriccitymagazine.ca)

Earth is in the middle of a solar storm after being expelled from the sun, officials said.The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in a.

The solar storm came after a coronal mass ejection, or CME, from the sun. The warning will continue until Sunday morning. The storm was rated as G3, which rated it as strong.

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