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Magnetic Substorm sparks fascinating Auroras over Norwegian sky!
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Magnetic Substorm sparks fascinating Auroras over Norwegian sky!

[ad_1] Although it did not harm the planet, a magnetic substorm caused mesmerizing auroras in Norway recently. Earth is being bombarded with solar storms, solar flares, earthquakes, hurricanes and magnetic substorms. Solar activity, in particular, is at a high right now due to the Sun being nearly at the height of its solar cycle. Despite the Sun being nearly 147 million kilometers away from Earth, solar phenomena such as solar storms and solar flares can still cause an effect on the planet. Just yesterday, a magnetic substorm resulted in the appearance of Auroras over the sky of Tromso, Norway, according to spaceweather.com.Shifting curtains of pink light were visible, making the night-sky a sight to behold. The spaceweather.com report said, “Last night, a magnetic substorm erupted o...