As the globe continues to move, a medium-strong G2 geomagnetic storm will collide with the Earth within hours, and the storm is the remainder of the coronal mass emission that reached the Earth’s magnetic field two days ago, according to the Jeddah Astronomical Society, on its official page on the social networking platform. “Facebook”.
Geomagnetic storm details
The effect of the emission was weak at first, but the storm has been forming since then to finally appear, and sky watchers at high latitudes will be on a date with the appearance of the aurora borealis and there are no other effects associated with the launch of the geomagnetic storm.
The coronal mass ejection, which is usually recorded by satellites dedicated to observing the sun, is a cloud of ionized gas, and when the sun leaves and heads towards the planet Earth, it is called a solar storm or a geomagnetic storm.
Solar storm dangers
Astronomy lovers usually follow the details of that storm to know its effects and the damage it causes on the planet, but the matter is related to technology more than humans, as it can affect satellites and Internet services, as well as incorrect alarms related to energy systems, according to what the newspaper “The Independent” revealed. ” British.
With regard to the current storm expected to launch for the planet, so far, no effects have been revealed, other than the appearance of the aurora borealis in some areas.
Geomagnetic solar storms are usually labeled “Gx”; The letter “x” is represented by numbers from 1 to 5. The number 1 is a reference to the weakest storm, which causes some unimpressive changes in electrical networks and communication systems.
While the number 5 indicates a severe storm and may cause a breakdown of communications systems, satellites, space navigation systems and electrical power transmission networks, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).