Source: Powerful magnetic storm will cover Earth – storm will last for several days
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced that a powerful magnetic storm is approaching the Earth due to solar flares. According to Ukrinform, this was reported by AP.
For the first time in almost 20 years, NOAA has issued a warning about a rare geomagnetic storm, which will be in effect from Friday and throughout the weekend.
The agency said that since Wednesday, the Sun has experienced strong flares, leading to five plasma eruptions that could disable satellites in orbit and power grids on Earth.
Each eruption – known as a coronal mass ejection – can contain billions of tonnes of solar plasma.
NOAA calls this event unusual, pointing out that the flares are associated with a sunspot that is 16 times the diameter of the Earth.
As Ukrinform reported, the Main Centre for Special Control in November said that the aurora borealis observed in Ukraine was caused by a powerful geomagnetic storm.
Each eruption – known as a coronal mass ejection – can contain billions of tonnes of solar plasma.
NOAA calls this event unusual, pointing out that the flares are associated with a sunspot that is 16 times the diameter of the Earth.
As Ukrinform reported, the Main Centre for Special Control in November said that the aurora borealis observed in Ukraine was caused by a powerful geomagnetic storm.
美联社报道，美国国家海洋和大气管理局（NOAA）宣布，由于太阳耀斑，一场强大的磁暴正在接近地球。美国国家海洋和大气管理局 (NOAA) 近 20 年来首次发布罕见地磁风暴警告，该警告将于周五至整个周末生效。 该机构表示，自周三以来，太阳经历了强烈耀斑，导致五次等离子体喷发，可能导致轨道上的卫星和地球上的电网瘫痪。 每次喷发（称为日冕物质抛射）都可能含有数十亿吨太阳等离子体。 NOAA 称这一事件不寻常，并指出耀斑与地球直径 16 倍的太阳黑子有关。 据《乌克兰新闻报》报道，乌克兰特别控制中心11月表示，乌克兰观测到的北极光是由强大的地磁风暴引起的。
