According to reports, a large Solar flare broke out on the Sun. As a result, the solar storm will hit Earth tomorrow. Check out the details now.
A large solar storm is heading towards Earth after the Sun erupted and sent a blast of energy into space yesterday. A sudden solar flare broke out over the Sun in the late hours of March 11, 2022, lasting for hours. Reports suggest that the ambient mass ejection (CME) was launched at a high speed of 600 KM/s. The eruption took place on the side of the sun facing Earth and as a result our home planet will be hit by a solar storm possibly in the vicinity of G1 or G2 on Sunday, the 13th. March. Sun. The flare is unexpected and occurs in a region of the Sun where such solar activity is not seen much. Read on to learn the effects of a solar storm.
Massive solar storm will hit Earth tomorrow
Reporting on the event, SpaceWeatherLive.com posted on Twitter, “A long-duration C2 solar flare launched an asymmetrical full-halo mass ejection into space. The solar plasma cloud is likely to reach Earth late Sunday, March 13. Small G1 geomagnetic storm conditions likely moderate G2 conditions.”
The solar storm is thought to be small, but its effects will still be seen as auroras “near the northern or southern horizon) under optimal conditions. Furthermore, solar storms can also cause minor glitches in some of the smaller satellites orbiting the Earth.
NASA has classified solar storms into 5 different levels from G1 to G5. G1 is the smallest category of solar storm that causes only aurora light effects near the northern horizon. G2 can cause some minor problems for small satellites that are not fully thermally shielded, and radiation shielded G3 and G4 can cause moderate to severe damage to larger satellites with enough protection. And finally, a G5-class geomagnetic storm is so powerful that it can cause grid outages, cellular and GPS network outages, and possibly even bring down important satellites.
Fortunately, this time the solar storm is only a G1 or G2 category, but a stronger storm could cause a much worse outlook on Earth.
