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"Severe Solar Storm Triggers Northern Lights and Lunar Eclipse"

NOAA's GOES satellites detected a severe solar storm on March 23–24, 2024, including a powerful X-class solar flare and a coronal mass ejection (CME) that triggered a G4-class geomagnetic storm, the most potent since 2017. Geomagnetic storms can disrupt power grids, radio signals, communications systems, and affect satellite operations and GPS navigation. NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center issued alerts and warnings, and the agency's satellites monitor solar activity to provide forecasts and predictions. The upcoming Solar Cycle 25 is expected to peak between January and October of 2024, with increased solar activity, and NOAA's newest satellite, GOES-U, will carry a new instrument to study the solar corona.

1 year ago•Source: nesdis

"Potential Geomagnetic Storm to Illuminate Northern US Skies Today"

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2.3 min•2 years ago

"Potential Geomagnetic Storm to Illuminate Northern US Skies Today"

A solar eruption has launched a blob of plasma toward Earth, expected to trigger a geomagnetic storm and stunning aurora displays across the northern and Midwest U.S. today and tomorrow. The storm is expected to be a G2 category, with auroras likely to be seen in Alaska and Canada, but states like Vermont, Minnesota, and Wisconsin also have a chance of spotting the auroras. This event comes as the sun is rapidly approaching the peak of its current cycle, Solar Cycle 25, which could fuel strong space weather events triggering radio and satellite blackouts.

via Livescience.com

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