Severe solar storm expected to hit Earth on THIS date, likely to trigger northern lights in...
Washington Post also added that chances of seeing the auroras is also expected in Canada and northern Europe. Apart from this, clear skies has been predicted over the central states and West Coast of the United States.
Among other impacts, the NOAA SWPC advisory stated, “Geomagnetic storms can impact infrastructure in near-Earth orbit and on Earth’s surface, potentially disrupting communications, the electric power grid, navigation, radio and satellite operations. SWPC has notified the operators of these systems so they can take protective action.
Geomagnetic storms can also trigger spectacular displays of aurora on Earth. A severe geomagnetic storm includes the potential for aurora to be seen as far south as Alabama and Northern California." Speaking on the Geomagnetic Storm, Bill Murtagh who is the program coordinator at NOAA’s SWPC said, “It is a rather volatile situation on the sun right now that we’re monitoring very closely.
We’re going to get somewhat of a prolonged period of geomagnetic storming," as quoted by The Washington Post. In another news, on May 9, NASA also released some images of solar flares captured by NASA Goddard.
In a post on Instagra, NASA wrote, “Late at night on May 7 and in the wee hours of May 8, the Sun emitted this powerful pair of solar flares. These two energetic flashes with dancing loops were captured by @NASAGoddard’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which always has its eye on the Sun."A post shared by NASA (@nasa)Milestone Alert!
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