A geomagnetic storm could extend the Northern Lights to Alabama and Northern California.
This image provided by NASA shows the Sun seen from the Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Space weather forecasters have issued a geomagnetic storm watch through Monday, March 25, 2024, saying an ouburst of plasma …In a stunning display of nature’s power, the Earth is experiencing a significant geomagnetic storm following powerful solar emissions.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center sounded the alarm Sunday with a Geomagnetic Storm Alert. This alert was in response to an X 1.1 class solar flare observed by Sun-monitoring satellites and a subsequent detection of a coronal hole high-speed stream, known as CH HSS.
Auroras, commonly referred to as Northern and Southern Lights, paint the sky when the solar wind — a stream of charged particles ejected from the Sun — meets with Earth’s magnetic field and upper atmosphere. Contrary to expectations, the SWPC reported severe G4-category conditions within the last day — one level shy of the maximum — and advises that this could persist through Monday.
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