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| An unexpected magnetic storm hit the Earth | |
| 2024-02-28 | |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [REGNUM] A magnetic storm began on Earth after three powerful flares on the Sun. Powerful flares on the Sun led to an unexpected magnetic storm on Earth, the Phobos weather center reported on its website on February 27. A magnetic storm began on Earth after three powerful flares on the Sun. “Three powerful solar flares, among the five most powerful that have occurred since the beginning of the 25th solar cycle, seemingly could not have a significant impact on the Earth’s magnetosphere. However, some of the solar matter still caught our planet,” the report says. Forecasters noted that model forecasts did not expect magnetic storms to develop. “Based on this, we can assume that the magnetic storm that has begun will not become more intense and will soon stop. This is the first magnetic storm since the beginning of the year,” Phobos clarified. As reported by IA Regnum, according to data from the Heliogeophysical Service of the Institute of Applied Geophysics (IPG), on February 9, a flare of the highest class occurred on the Sun - X3.3. Solar flares are divided into five classes depending on the power of X-ray radiation. A Class X flare is the most powerful and can trigger a magnetic storm. On January 29, a powerful flare of magnitude M6.7 occurred on the Sun. It lasted from 06:54 Moscow time to 08:15 Moscow time, reaching a maximum at 07:38 Moscow time. At the same time, scientists did not predict magnetic storms. After a powerful flare, a storm of radiation hit the Earth. Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Director of the Space Research Institute (SRI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences Anatoly Petrukovich earlier in a conversation with IA Regnum explained that powerful flares on the Sun will continue until 2025, because the star is now going through a period of high activity. According to the scientist, the frequency of flares on the star is associated with the period of its high activity, which repeats approximately every 11 years.
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| Posted by:badanov |
| #2 Ah, but does that lead to global warming or global cooling? Well, it touched 90 here Monday, today it 'feels like' 28. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-02-28 13:21 |
| #1 He was turned to steel In that great magnetic field When he traveled time For the future of mankind |
| Posted by: Raj 2024-02-28 00:34 |