The Sun continues to emit powerful flares that will affect the Earth's magnetic field. This was reported by the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the IKI and ISZF.
On Tuesday morning, scientists recorded a flare of the penultimate power class M and four flares of the average class C.
The day before, on April 14, three class M flares and nine class C flares were recorded on the Sun throughout the day. Also on Sunday, April 13, the Sun "emitted" nine class M flares and about the same number of less powerful ones.
Solar flares, depending on the power of X-ray radiation, are divided into five classes: A, B, C, M, and X. Level M flares cause minor radio interference on the day side of the Earth.
The minimum class A0.0 corresponds to a radiation power at the Earth's orbit of 10 nW per 1 m². When moving to the next letter, the power increases by 10 times. Flares are accompanied by emissions of solar plasma, the clouds of which, reaching the Earth, can provoke magnetic storms.
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