A small part of the Sun has exploded and this massive energy in the form of solar flares is going to hit Earth soon! Solar flares occur due to bursts of electromagnetic energy that occur on the surface of the Sun. “There is a ledge jutting out from the southwest edge of the sun today. It’s so big, astronomers struggle to squeeze it into a photo,” reported Space Weather. Now, these massive solar flares are making their way to Earth at amazing speeds.
According to Space Weather, a large and deep canyon of fire erupted on the Sun, which was about 155,000 miles long and 15,500 miles deep, and is expected to cause geomagnetic storms on Earth. A geomagnetic storm is a severe disturbance of the Earth’s magnetosphere that occurs when energy from the solar wind is transmitted too quickly into the space environment around the earth.
These solar flares are expected to generate small G1 class geomagnetic storms possibly on July 20 or 21. the massive solar particles that create geomagnetic storms on Earth were hurled into space by an unstable filament of magnetism, which exploded on July 15, Space Weather reported.
Will these geomagnetic storms affect Earth? In general, some of the geomagnetic storms can cause a power outage to the radio, even a strong geomagnetic storm can damage the internet and mobile phone connectivity along with the power grid. However, physicist Cameron Patterson from Lancaster University told Express.co.uk that such space weather disturbances can even cause electrical currents that can affect the operation of signaling systems. For example, the green signal turns red when there is no train nearby! “While we usually associate these faults with rain, snow and leaves on the line, you may not have considered that the Sun can also cause railway signals to malfunction,” he added. Interfering with the electrical signals of rail systems could cause catastrophic accidents, researchers have warned.
