A moderately intense geomagnetic storm will impact Earth today and tomorrow, scientists warn.
Forecasts from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predict the storm will initially reach class G2 on a scale measured up to G5, but could intensify to G3 within hours.
As a result of this solar storm, satellites could experience orientation problems. Disruptions to satellite navigation systems, and interference in radio communications.
The phenomenon was caused by a flare emitted on August 30th by the active sunspot region known as 4199.
Other reports indicate that the arrival of this disturbance could cause the northern lights to be observed at lower latitudes than usual during the nights of today and Tuesday.
Specifically, a geomagnetic storm, also called a solar storm, is a temporary disturbance in the Earth’s magnetosphere that can be caused by a solar wind shock wave or a coronal mass ejection interacting with the Earth’s magnetic field.
Several space weather phenomena tend to be associated with or caused by geomagnetic storms. Including radio and radar problems, navigational disturbances using magnetic compasses, and displays of the aurora at much lower latitudes than normal.
With information from Prensa Latina
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