Earth Braces For High-Speed, Powerful Solar Storm; Can Affect Phone, GPS Signals

A solar storm is due to slam the Earth on Tuesday and Wednesday, weeks after a huge solar flare caused a blackout across the Atlantic. The high-speed solar wind stream is projected to hit Earth’s magnetic field as a geomagnetic storm, given the warning from weather forecasters.

The powerful solar storm in the universe is approaching Earth at a speed of 1.6 million kilometres per hour. The storm is likely to hit the ground today or tomorrow.

According to the Spaceweather.com website, hurricanes emanating from the Sun’s atmosphere are cantered on the Earth’s subsolar point, according to the US Space Weather Prediction Centre. People living at the North or South Pole will see a beautiful celestial light scene in the sky due to this solar storm. People living close to these areas have the opportunity to see the beautiful Aurora at night.

According to the US space agency NASA, the solar storm is moving towards the Earth at a speed of 1.6 million kilometres per hour. Yet as it comes, its speed will increase even more. NASA says these solar storms could disrupt satellite signals.

Earth Braces For High-Speed, Powerful Solar Storm; Can Affect Phone, GPS Signals

According to Space Weather, the Earth’s outer atmosphere is likely to get heavier due to solar storms. This is because temperatures have a direct effect on satellites. This could interfere with GPS navigation, mobile phone signal, and satellite TV services.

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 Also, the power supply is disrupted. Transformers are also likely to explode due to this solar storm. Scientists have discovered a massive solar flare on the 3rd of this month, saying it is coming very fast towards Earth’s atmosphere.

What Is Solar Flare?

The Sun had earlier unleashed one of the greatest solar flares measured in almost four years that produced a radio blackout over the Atlantic. The X-class solar flare vaporized the top of Earth’s atmosphere, triggering a shortwave radio blackout over the Atlantic Ocean.

Earth Braces For High-Speed, Powerful Solar Storm; Can Affect Phone, GPS Signals

A solar flare is a sudden, quick and intense explosion on the Sun’s surface when a massive amount of energy is suddenly discharged. The explosion emits radiation throughout the universe’s vast plains and throws it onto planets in the solar system. Radio waves include X-rays and Gammas.

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