Sunspots and coronal mass ejections intensified this month due to increased solar activity. NASA says Earth is witnessing solar storms and another may arrive today…
Last week, the sun had more sunspots and multiple CMEs daily. NASA reports that Earth is constantly suffering solar storms and that another may be approaching today. According to Newsweek, NASA believes one of these CMEs may collide with Earth.
What if a CME hits Earth?
Reports say it could produce a geomagnetic storm.
A geomagnetic storm what?
Solar plasma disrupts Earth’s magnetic field and atmosphere.
Statement
According to Newsweek, Aberystwyth University’s Solar Physics group head Huw Morgan said, “When a large plasma storm erupts from the sun and carries a magnetic field opposite Earth’s magnetic field, we have a ‘perfect storm,’ and a larger geomagnetic storm.”
Geomagnetic storms of minor G1 class:
This storm may hit today (November 26) when two CMEs cross Earth’s magnetic field. According to Spaceweather.com, magnetic filaments from the sun will explode early this week, launching both CMEs into space.
According to a media report, Nottingham Trent University associate professor of astronomy and science communication Daniel Brown said, ”Solar flares and CME are both created by the sun through its magnetic field being twisted and stretched through motions in the sun.
Large plasma and magnetic field removal from the Sun’s corona might discharge billions of tons of material. A stronger magnetic field than the solar wind interplanetary magnetic field is incorporated in it.
According to reports, CMEs leave the Sun at speeds ranging from 250 to 3000 km/s.
Conclusion
Sunspots and coronal mass ejections intensified in November 2023 due to heightened solar activity. NASA says Earth is constantly hit by solar storms, and one of these CMEs may collide with Earth. Geomagnetic storms are caused by solar plasma disrupting Earth’s magnetic field and atmosphere. A ‘perfect storm’ and a greater geomagnetic storm emerge when a massive plasma storm erupts from the sun with a magnetic field opposing Earth’s.
Two CMEs may cross Earth’s magnetic field today (November 26) in a modest G1-class geomagnetic storm. This week, solar magnetic filaments ejected both CMEs into space. Nottingham Trent University associate professor of astronomy and science communication Daniel Brown said solar flares and CME are created by the sun’s magnetic field being bent and stretched by motions. CMEs leave the Sun at speeds from 250 to 3000 km/s.
