BEWARE! Solar flare from Sun could spark Geomagnetic Storm
The sun's activities are gaining up speed as it enters a new cycle, as seen by the big star's huge outburst on Wednesday. Sunspot AR2929 exploded, generating a massive M5.5-class solar flare that was captured in an intense ultraviolet flash by Nasa's Solar Dynamics Observatory. A surge of X-rays ionised the top of Earth's atmosphere during the flare, triggering a shortwave radio outage around the indian Ocean, as per spaceweather.com.
"In the area, aviators, seafarers, and ham radio operators may have detected unexpected propagation impacts at frequency below 30 MHz," the report claimed. Active zones, which are locations on the sun characterised by the condition of elevated magnetic fields and are frequently linked with sunspot groups, are where solar flares typically occur. These magnetic fields can reach a point of destabilization and release the energy in a range of methods as they grow.
A solar flare occurs when large amounts of energy trapped in magnetic fields are finally released, resulting in a quick, rapid, and violent explosion on the Sun's surdata-face. The explosion sends forth radiation that travels the vast expanses of the universe, hurling it towards the solar system's planets. Radio signals, x-rays, and gamma radiation are examples of these radiant energy.