MinorG1-class geomagnetic storms are possible late on November 25th through 26th when two CMEs might graze Earth’s magnetic field.
In the past week, the sun has shown increased activity, with a surge in sunspots and the launch of several coronal mass ejections (CMEs) on a daily basis. Earth is continuously experiencing solar storms and there is a possibility of another one approaching today, as per Newsweek. According to NASA, one of these coronal mass ejections (CMEs) may be on a collision course with Earth.
When a CME hits the Earth, it can cause a geomagnetic storm, which is a disturbance of the Earth’s magnetic field and atmosphere by the solar plasma.
Huw Morgan, head of the Solar Physics group at Aberystwyth University in the UK told Newsweek. “When a large plasma storm erupts from the sun, and that storm carries a magnetic field which is oriented in an opposite direction to Earth’s magnetic field, we have a ‘perfect storm,’ and a larger geomagnetic storm.”
Minor G1-class geomagnetic storms are possible late on November 25th through 26th when two CMEs might graze Earth’s magnetic field,Spaceweather.com explained. Both CMEs were hurled into space by magnetic filaments erupting from the sun earlier this week.