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According to experts, the intense solar storm that hit Earth last week is continuing to intensify.
The severe solar storm that struck Earth at the end of last week is further intensifying, which could cause radio blackouts and power grid disruptions around the world.
Experts on Monday issued a warning about a Level 3 geomagnetic storm, which means that solar activity could potentially affect GPS signals, radio communications, and electrical systems.
A geomagnetic storm is, in fact, a temporary disturbance in Earth’s magnetic field caused by charged particles emitted from the Sun’s outer atmosphere.
On Sunday, the Sun emitted a very large M8.2 solar flare, which released an extremely intense burst of energy.
A solar flare is a massive explosion on the Sun’s surface that releases a large amount of energy in the form of light, X-rays, and charged particles.
They are classified in order of increasing intensity as A, B, and C (weakest), M (moderate), and X (strongest).
The explosion that occurred on Sunday sent a large amount of plasma and magnetic field material directly toward Earth from the Sun’s surface, which triggered the geomagnetic storm.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), this solar activity is expected to continue for the next few days and could cause a G3 storm.
