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| Russians warned of possible magnetic storms |
| 2025-02-28 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Until Sunday, March 2, the Earth will be in the zone of influence of the coronal hole on the Sun, which may cause an increase in geomagnetic activity. This was reported by specialists from the Laboratory of Solar Astronomy of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IKI RAS) and the Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics SB RAS. "The probability of magnetic storms in the next two days is in the range of 20-40%, that is, less than half, although the speed of the solar wind is already growing, and significantly - at times it exceeds 600 km/s, although yesterday morning it was only about 350 km/s. Preliminary, the planet will be in the zone of the coronal hole until March 2 inclusive," the website says. It is also noted that the Sun currently has two large coronal holes located on its opposite sides. Each of them turns toward the Earth about once a month, causing an increase in the speed of the solar wind. The laboratory added that during the previous passage of one of these holes, geomagnetic disturbances were observed, but the storm was weak and lasted only one week. As reported by IA Regnum, on February 25, a powerful plasma emission occurred on the Sun, which will pass close to the Earth, but will not touch it. There is a small probability that part of the plasma will reach our planet on the night from Thursday to Friday, but serious consequences are not expected. According to astronomers' forecasts, even in the worst case, geomagnetic storms will not exceed the second level out of five, the probability of this is 36%. Scientists specified that the emission was the largest this year, and its source was on the far side of the Sun. More from regnum.ru A G2-class magnetic storm has begun on Earth Scientists recorded a disturbance in the Earth's magnetic field on Thursday, it has already reached a moderate level. This was reported on February 27 by the Institute of Applied Geophysics (FGBU "IPG"). "There is a weak magnetic storm of level G1 - G2 on Earth, which began at approximately 14:30 Moscow time. The exact rating is not yet clear, since information is still being exchanged between stations of the global network and readings obtained at different geographic coordinates are being compared," the publication on the website says. According to scientists, geomagnetic disturbances may continue for another three to six hours. There is also an increase in the polar aurora zone, which is descending towards the middle latitudes. However, the probability of observing aurorae in Moscow and St. Petersburg in the evening has not yet been confirmed. At the moment, the corresponding probabilities remain at an average level. As reported by IA Regnum, on February 25, a powerful plasma emission occurred on the Sun, which will pass close to the Earth, but will not touch it. There is a small probability that part of the plasma may reach the planet on the night from Thursday to Friday, but serious consequences are not expected. It is predicted that in the worst case, geomagnetic storms will not exceed the second level out of five, the probability of this is 36%. Scientists mentioned that this emission was the largest in 2025 and its source was on the far side of the Sun. Related: Magnetic storm 02/26/2025 Sun Ejects Largest Plasma Cloud in 2025 Magnetic storm 02/10/2025 Russians warned of powerful magnetic storm on February 10 Magnetic storm 01/24/2025 Astronomers Capture Rare and Eerie Black Emission on Sun |
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