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[Regnum] The highest class X flare occurred on the Sun, the Institute of Applied Geophysics (IGG) reported.
As stated on the institution’s website, it was recorded at 05:09 Moscow time. The flash lasted 16 minutes. It was accompanied by a disruption of HF radio communications.
The outbreak was classified as a level X1.7 event. The observation showed that the level of danger is at level S2 (moderate) on a scale of five indicators.
As Regnum reported, on May 10 it became known that a magnetic storm of the fifth, highest level was observed on Earth for the first time in the last 20 years. From May 7 to May 9, the Sun ejected four clouds of plasma of exceptional size towards the planet.
On May 10, specialists recorded four outbreaks within 24 hours. On the night of May 11, the second strongest flare in seven years was recorded on the Sun, classified as an X5.8 event.
Director of the Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radio Wave Propagation named after. Pushkova RAS (IZMIRAN) Vladimir Kuznetsov, in a conversation with Regnum news agency, said that the sun is now at the peak of its activity, but there is no need to be afraid of magnetic storms.
According to him, during the solar cycle (about 11 years of solar activity), the Earth experiences approximately 600 magnetic storms. At the same time, the expert called for taking into account the impact on people and technical systems on the planet and in space.
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