A solar storm begins to hit Earth on Friday (March 31) with amazing aurora displays to accompany it after the sun burns about 20 hours from the same day. only two days.
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has said two release of coronal mass ejections (CMEs), extract from The date AR2975on Monday (March 28), heads our planet and could trigger a geomagnetic storm listed as G3 on NOAA’s five -digit scale.
CMEs are the main drivers of the released magnetized particles the sky above the sun, the crown. If the Earth touches those charged clouds, they can damage the Earth’s magnetic field, damaging satellites, electrons and telephone systems.
A G3 level solar storm, NOAA said in a word, Is unlikely to have significant impact on the industry. Still, it can be an amazing experience aurora displays that can be seen farther from the poles than where auroras are usually seen.
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“Auroras is likely to be affected by this storm, if the weather is good, all the way to Pennsylvania to Iowa to Oregon and pointing north,” NOAA said in a statement.
Because the Earth’s magnetic field is much weaker than the poles, the sun’s rays penetrate deep into the Earth’s atmosphere at these points. The relationship between the placed parts and the i pieces Earth’s atmosphere then awakened to the amazing polar light displays. During the storms of the sun, these areas where the auroras, also known as auroral ovals, grow farther away from the poles.
The UK’s Met Office forecaster said in a word Auroras can be seen from Scotland and Northern Ireland on Friday (March 31). In the Southern Hemisphere, the oval aurora can extend to latitude 55 degrees, in southern New Zealand and the southern tip of South America.
NOAA released a Geomagnetic Storm Watch on Friday (April 1). There is a small alert (G1) for Wednesday (March 30), rising to a low (G2) in the event of a storm.
The Met Office expects solar flares to come in the coming days.
The damage to the sun and factors related to solar activity are now linked to what scientists call the 25th cycle. an 11 -year round, is at its lowest level of performance in recent years. Scientists predict that the solar cycle will reach its peak in 2025; Days, CMEs and sun damage will continue to increase frequently in the coming years.
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