Increasing risk of solar storms on Earth

VarahiMedia.com Online News, September 21st, 2023: Events in the Sun are affecting our Earth. All this is happening because of the solar cycle which will continue until the year 2025. The American space agency NASA has already said that due to the solar cycle, unexpected things keep happening in the sun.

Increased risk of solar storms on Earth. A similar thing happened when the Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) reached Earth’s magnetic field ahead of schedule on Monday night.

These are large clouds of solar plasma. If their influence is too high, the satellites may short circuit. The power grid is affected. A report says that the recent CME did not create a geomagnetic storm, but is currently a G2 category storm.

Coronal mass ejections are large clouds of solar plasma. After the solar flare, these clouds spread out into space in the Sun’s magnetic field. Because of their movement through space, they spread out and often reach distances of several hundred thousand miles. Many times they collide with planetary magnetic fields.

When their direction is towards Earth, they cause geomagnetic disturbances. Due to this there is a possibility of short circuit in the satellite. Power grid may be affected. If their impact is severe, they can even endanger astronauts in Earth orbit.

The current G2 category storm has not made much of an impact on land. Aurora was seen in some areas. Aurora phenomena illuminate the sky.

A team of scientists is keeping an eye on this CME coming from the Sun. Currently there is no threat to Earth from this CME. Shortwave radio blackouts are likely in some areas.

Just as CMEs affect our Earth, solar flares from the Sun reach Earth and exert their effects. Solar flares are created by light, particles released when the Sun releases magnetic energy.

These flares are the most powerful explosions ever seen in our solar system, releasing energy equivalent to billions of hydrogen bombs. The energetic particles in them move at the speed of light.