A geomagnetic storm it may hit you soon country. The cause? A large sunspot AR3014 that could result in a class M (35% probability) or class X (15%) flare. Since yesterday, the large sunspot AR3014 has doubled. The 24-hour video from the Solar Dynamics Observatory of the NASA shows the rapid growth of the sunspot.
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RAPID GROWING SUNSPOT: Since yesterday, the large sunspot AR3014 has doubled in size. This 24-hour movie from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory shows the sunspot’s rapid growth. AR3014 has a “beta-gamma” magnetic field that contains energy for powerful M-class solar flares. pic.twitter.com/qriRTJoPd6
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The geomagnetic storm
A similar warning was issued in October 2021. The “flare” phenomenon that causes the magnetic storm, officially known as coronal mass ejection (CME), was observed last Saturday on our planet’s most direct side of the sun. The warning of the upcoming geomagnetic storm came from the United States’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which did not rule out that satellites could also be hit, causing inconvenience. The geomagnetic storm could reach a strength that is considered “moderately strong” and thus falls into the G2 category.
Beware of the large sunspot AR3014: it is possible that it will lead to a class M (35% probability) or class X (15%) flare. In either case, Earth would be hit directly by the geomagnetic storm. We look forward to the development pic.twitter.com/4lWChAiqbU
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Past and present of these phenomena
The so-called “Carrington Event”, the largest solar storm ever recorded, occurred in 1859 and caused an aurora visible in the sky even near the equator. A similar astronomical event today would cause trillions of dollars in damage worldwide. Solar activity has been observed to naturally increase and decrease every 11 years, but it cannot be predicted with extreme accuracy. For the pundits, we could be in the early years of a new intense period. A new family of sunspots discovered on our star’s surface last year triggered the largest solar flare scientists have observed in recent memory.