Solar Storm Warning: Sunspot AR3615 may launch X-class solar flare to Earth

A severe geomagnetic storm hit the Earth on Sunday. Just days ago, the sun unleashed an X-class solar flare and launched a boiling stream of hot plasma, known as a coronal mass ejection (CME), toward Earth. This development occurs as the solar maximum is approaching, which may lead to an increase in the frequency and intensity of solar phenomena such as solar storms, coronal mass ejections, solar flares, and geomagnetic storms. The latest example of this devastating solar activity could occur today or tomorrow in the form of an X-class solar flare, triggering a potential solar storm threat.

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According to space weather ReportThe geomagnetic storm that hit the Earth on March 24 was the strongest since 2017. While its threat has passed, another one is on the horizon. Forecasters with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have discovered that sunspot AR3615 is increasing in size.

According to the report, an X-class solar flare could be thrown toward Earth today or tomorrow. NOAA says there is a 25% chance that these flares will erupt and hit the Earth.

The report states, “Sunday’s severe geomagnetic storm has ended, but the calm may not last long. Huge deforming sunspot AR3615 poses an ongoing threat to Earth-directed solar flares. NOAA forecasters say X-flares are possible today and tomorrow Sex is 25%.“

If the solar storm threat does materialize, it could also trigger auroras in Europe and the United States.

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In recent weeks, we’ve seen that even weak solar winds can trigger solar storms. This is due to the semiannual variation in the effective southward component of the interplanetary field due to the Russell-McPherran effect. Therefore, there is a crack in the Earth’s magnetic field through which even weak solar wind can penetrate and trigger solar storms.

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