Forecasters from the US Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) said a solar storm will hit Earth’s magnetic field on Wednesday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said a sort of hole in the sun’s atmosphere has caused high-speed winds to blast toward the globe.

As a result, a G1 class geomagnetic storm will hit the Earth. It is considered the weakest degree on the scale, which goes up to five levels. In any case, meteorologists have indicated that gaseous material, weaker or stronger, is leaking out of a hole in the southern part of the solar atmosphere, according to Spaceweather.com.

While a geomagnetic storm is not considered severe, it can have an impact on the effects felt here on Earth. This is because the Earth’s magnetic field is capable of absorbing this stream of solar debris. As a result, minor power outages are possible, as well as impact on some satellite functions. This includes mobile devices and GPS systems.

Even if this is not the case, the strongest storms can lead to the suspension of the Earth’s magnetic field. Depending on the level and scale it reaches, they will be able to disable satellites or damage the Internet.

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Scientists predict for the next few years that the activity of the Sun will increase over the next few years. The expected peak is in 2025, when it will decline again. Until then, more geomagnetic storms are expected to hit Earth again. NOAA stressed that the Sun was more active than expected with almost twice as many sunspots.

These holes in the Sun’s atmosphere are regions where the electrified gas is colder and denser. So these exit points end up serving as the place where the magnetic field lines are ejected into space. According to the Exploratorium’s explanation, this solar material is moving at close to 2.9 million km/h.

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Source: SpaceWeather

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