Experts from the Solar Activity Laboratory forecast a magnetic storm of at least G2 level on the evening of July 3 and early morning of July 4. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
According to scientists, the sharp increase in solar activity continues, with explosions on the Sun occurring continuously.
"Within 24 hours (starting from Thursday night to Friday), the first plasma ejections from these sunspot groups will begin to reach Earth. Although extremely powerful explosions on the Sun have not been recorded yet, the impact is likely to be noticeable — in the range from G2 to G3, which could mean the strongest storm in the last few months. The probability of observing auroras in the northern hemisphere is minimal: nights are too short and the sky is too bright," the laboratory said in a statement.
Earlier, it was reported that a powerful flare occurred on the night of July 1. Its power was X1.1 — the lower boundary of the highest class of solar flares. According to scientists, the source of the flare was not in the largest active region of the year No. 4478, but in the neighboring region No. 4479. Despite its smaller size, it is now located almost opposite Earth — in the center of the visible solar disk, which increases the likelihood of impact on the planet's magnetosphere.
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