Impending Solar Storm Threat: Massive Sunspot Archipelago Discovered

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A massive "sunspot archipelago" wider than 15 Earths has appeared on the sun's nearside to Earth, unleashing solar storms and flares. The sunspot region, spanning 125,000 miles across, has already produced 16 C-class and 3 M-class solar flares in the last 4 days. Experts warn that more flares, including potentially X-class flares, could occur in the coming weeks, along with coronal mass ejections that may trigger geomagnetic storms on Earth. This is a sign that the sun is approaching its solar maximum, the peak of its 11-year solar cycle.
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