According to experts from space climate prediction center DE NOAA, two coronal mass ejections are on their way to Earth, and with them a brilliant gift could reach: the show of a dawn that will reach the south of the usual, perhaps illuminating the heavens over part of the north of the US as New York and Idaho.
The space climate alert is linked to a rare double solar characteristic: two magnetic filament rashes that launched coronal mass from the sun during the weekend. If the two coronal masses arrive almost together as it is forecast, perhaps on Wednesday you can see a geomagnetic storm G2 class (moderate).
A cycle
The sun passes through an 11 -year cycle during which its magnetic field changes direction, and that causes changes in its surface. This cycle leads to the formation of sun spots, which are regions on the solar surface where the lines of the magnetic fields are especially intense. These spots often become centers of powerful solar activity such as flares and coronal mass ejections.
when these energy bursts send loaded particles in the direction of the Earth, they can interfere with radio signals, affect energy networks, and create beautiful auroras when particles collide with the atmosphere of the earth.
According to the NOAA Bulletin, the two coronal mass ejections that the Sun fired on April 13 would reach the outer atmosphere of our planet on April 16, and the effects would last until April 17.
Shawn Dahl, Services Coordinator of the Space Climate Prediction Center told Gizmodo: “The point is that we will be under the influence of augmented activity this year, all next year, and even in 2026 in which we will continue to be more likely to continue to happen this type of activities as long as during the remainder of this maximum of the solar cycle that we are experiencing.”
In other words, we can expect more geomagnetic storms while the sun passes through this cycle. With few exceptions – the Carrington event of 1859 – are events that do not interfere with everyday life. But if we are lucky, we may appreciate the brilliant natural light of a sight generated by the sun in the heavens of our planet.
This article has been translated from Gizmoda US by Lucas Handley. Here you can find the original version.
