Interesting Engineering newspaper quoted the post of female doctor Tamitha Skov on Twitter, predicting that on July 19, a powerful solar storm will “land” on Earth and it is difficult to determine the direction of the word. field from the storm. Tamitha Skov, known as the famous ‘Space Weather Woman’ in the US, is working at the non-profit Aerospace Corporation and is a lecturer at the Institute of Aeronautics and Space American headquarters.
“Direct hit! Massive snake-like storms roll around, launch out of the Sun, striking the Earth directly. The solar storm’s magnetic field towards Earth will be difficult to predict. They can carry pulsations. force of G2 or G3 if the magnetic field of this storm is directed to the south of our planet,” Skov said.
Solar storms are usually graded from G1 to G5, where G5 is the strongest.
According to Skov, the US space agency (NASA) forecast that the solar storm will “land” on Earth tomorrow morning, July 19, along with aurora borealis in some areas. Solar storms can also lead to disruption of GPS signals and radio transmitters.
Screenshot of a post warning that a solar storm will make landfall on Earth on July 19 by Dr. Tamitha Skov.
According to Interesting Engineering, the Sun is in the active phase of an 11-year cycle, and magnetic storms like the one above are likely to happen more often in the near future.
From March until now, Earth has been continuously attacked by geomagnetic storms of the Sun. Although geomagnetic storms have not yet caused major damage, they are a sign of stronger storms in the future.
Most recently, in early July, a G1-class geomagnetic storm hit Earth, causing bright auroras across Canada. No one saw this storm, by the time they did, it was quite late.
How harmful are solar storms? Often, they can cause significant power outages to GPS systems and can disrupt the journey of small aircraft and ships. Other than that, there’s not much to worry about.
On July 12, a giant sunspot and filaments on the Sun’s surface made astronomers worry about the possibility of solar rays heading towards Earth, and mass ejections. corona discharge (CME) can lead to damage to electrical equipment.
On July 15, it was reported that a large fire broke out from the Sun, causing radio blackouts in many parts of the world.
