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| A magnetic storm has begun on Earth |
| 2024-07-31 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The magnetic storm that forecasters warned about has covered the Earth, Mikhail Leus, a leading specialist at the Phobos center, reported on July 30 in a Telegram channel. “With a slight time delay, the forecasts are starting to come true - at 7:09 Moscow time, a weak magnetic storm of class G1 began on Earth,” Leus wrote. Earlier, the weather forecaster reported a high probability of magnetic storms of a strong level G3. On Wednesday and Thursday, July 31 and August 1, storms of an average level G2 are expected, he noted. Leus added that the onset of magnetic storms was expected on the night of July 29, but the geomagnetic field remained calm. Only on July 30 after 03:19 Moscow time did it become slightly disturbed. As reported by IA Regnum, powerful magnetic storms hit the Earth in May and June, preceded by strong solar flares. In particular, the strongest flare of the highest X class was recorded twice on the Sun on June 1. Vladimir Kuznetsov, Director of the Pushkov Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radio Wave Propagation of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IZMIRAN), previously explained that the Sun is at the peak of its activity, but there is no need to be afraid of magnetic storms. According to him, during the solar cycle (approximately 11 years of solar activity), the Earth experiences approximately 600 magnetic storms. At the same time, the expert called for taking into account their impact on people and technical systems on the planet and in space. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #2 Also see: SPACEWEATHER.com |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2024-07-31 16:06 |
| #1 A far better site to get this kind of info is Space.com A post on the current geomagnetic disruption is here. |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2024-07-31 00:55 |