Sergey Yazev, a senior researcher at the Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics (ISTP) SB RAS and professor at ISU, stated that there is no scientific evidence linking the deterioration of human well-being to magnetic storms.
Yazev noted that people sometimes associate their condition with solar activity, although in reality it does not depend on it.
The scientist added that the question of why some people feel better during solar storms remains interesting, but this has not yet been scientifically confirmed.
Currently, there are no magnetic storms on Earth: solar activity is extremely low, strong and medium flares are not recorded, and only six small groups of spots are observed on the solar disk.
Decline in solar activity
Compared to last year, solar activity has significantly decreased this year: the international relative number of sunspots on August 19, 2025, was 72, while on the same day in 2024 it reached 225. At the same time, the Earth is under the influence of a solar wind stream from a coronal hole, which may cause disturbance of the magnetosphere in the coming days.
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