Magnetic storms may occur again on Earth as early as April 7, warned the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The reason is the accelerated solar wind.
According to astronomers, weak or moderate magnetic storms await the Earth in the coming days. Currently, the solar wind is moving at a speed of about 500 km/s, while the usual figure is 300–400 km/s.
On April 4–5, there was a noticeable surge in activity on the Sun. In just two days, more than 30 flares were recorded, including four M-class events.
Despite the fact that the source of the flares was right in the center of the Sun, there were no serious consequences for Earth.
None of the flares were accompanied by the release of matter towards Earth. This means that the energy of the flares actually "went to waste" and did not affect the geomagnetic situation.
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