Мощная вспышка вновь произошла на Солнце

The flare lasted 16 minutes

A powerful class M flare was recorded on the Sun. This was reported by the Institute of Applied Geophysics.

On February 7 at 18:13 Moscow time, an M1.1 flare with a duration of 16 minutes was recorded in the X-ray range in the group of spots 3992 (S05W75).
Institute of Applied Geophysics

Class M flares can cause temporary radio communication disruptions and minor disturbances in the ionosphere, but they do not in themselves guarantee powerful geomagnetic storms.

Earlier, www1.ru reported that magnetic storms will again cover the Earth? A strong flare occurred on the Sun.

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Sources
TASS

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