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Geomagnetic storms: Everything you wanted to know about this solar phenomenon in brief
22Jun By adminNo Comments
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Geomagnetic storms: Everything you wanted to know about this solar phenomenon in brief

[ad_1] Geomagnetic storms can wreak havoc on Earth as they have the power to destroy all the communications and electrical infrastructure on Earth and even the satellites up in the sky. And Earth has been, and is being, continuously bombarded by Geomagnetic storms, and not a single week has gone by without one incident of solar particles hitting our atmosphere recently. In fact, the year 2023 has been an eventful year for astronomers and skywatchers and you too should know what these storms are all about.So, do you know what geomagnetic storms are? Or how powerful they are? Here's all you need to know about these storms that have the potential to send us to the Dark Ages. What are Geomagnetic storms?Disturbances in the Earth's magnetic field that occur when the planet's magnetic field i...
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Geomagnetic storm warning! Two dangerous sunspots pockmark the Sun, reveals NOAA satellite
15Jun By adminNo Comments
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Geomagnetic storm warning! Two dangerous sunspots pockmark the Sun, reveals NOAA satellite

[ad_1] It has been two days since the coronal mass ejection (CME) cloud narrowly missed the Earth. Astronomers predicted that the existing sunspots were not likely to pose any further threats to our planet as all of them began decaying and were losing their unstable delta magnetic field, which is responsible for solar flare eruptions. However, it might have been too early to celebrate as a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite has spotted two new sunspots emerge on the Earth-facing side of the Sun. And one of them is large enough to produce X-class solar flares and issue fresh geomagnetic threats to the Earth. According to a report by SpaceWeather.com, “A pair of new sunspot groups is emerging near the sun's southeastern limb. One of them is potentially large ...
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Terrifying G-5 class geomagnetic storm coming? Can destroy satellites, gadgets on Earth
22Mar By adminNo Comments
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Terrifying G-5 class geomagnetic storm coming? Can destroy satellites, gadgets on Earth

[ad_1] Is the most powerful Geomagnetic storm, of G-5 class, on the way? The Sun has been throwing some terrifying fits lately and the potential for that is always there. Here is what is happening. When particles thrown out by our Sun interact with the magnetosphere and the ionosphere of the Earth after a solar eruption, huge amounts of material crash into Earth. The magnetic field lines of the Earth temporarily get disturbed, and they release extremely high amounts of magnetic energy, causing the formation of Geomagnetic Storms. Most geomagnetic storms that are sparked on Earth are classed as G1 or G2, which are of relatively low intensity. But that does not mean that the planet is safe from the impact of a strong Geomagnetic storm of higher, more dangerous, classes.Recently, astropho...
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As February breaks 10 year sunspot record, geomagnetic storms run HAVOC on Earth
10Mar By adminNo Comments
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As February breaks 10 year sunspot record, geomagnetic storms run HAVOC on Earth

[ad_1] When Solar Cycle 25 began at the end of 2019, many forecasters predicted that it would be a weak one based on the past performance of the Sun. The Solar Cycle 24 was a particularly underwhelming one, and we have not really seen an aggressive solar cycle ever since 1859, when the Carrington event took place. However, scarily the Sun has been exceeding the predictions for a while. And as such, it seems the Earth should be prepared for a terrifying geomagnetic storm in the near future because all the signs are pointing towards it.A study by Sangeetha Abdu Jyothi, an Indian scholar and assistant professor at University of California focused on the adverse effects of geomagnetic storms and the study highlighted that “ this (solar) cycle has the potential to be one of the strongest on...
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Geomagnetic storm THREAT! Sun blasts powerful CME towards the Earth
14Jan By adminNo Comments
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Geomagnetic storm THREAT! Sun blasts powerful CME towards the Earth

[ad_1] There is a chance that a powerful geomagnetic storm may hit Earth between January 14-15 as the Sun has blasted a coronal mass ejection towards the planet. Know how it may affect us. After a brief period of quiet this week and narrowly escaping a strong possibility of an X-class solar flare eruption, now the Earth is faced with the prospect of being pummeled by a geomagnetic storm. This particular storm can strike our planet today, January 14, or even January 15. As a result of multiple medium solar flares erupting earlier in the week, a cloud of coronal mass ejections (CME) was released from the surface of the Sun and it is headed in our direction. If it hits us, there could be dire consequences. But will it strike us? Read on to find out.According to a report by SpaceWeather.c...
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