Solar Flare Alert: Potential for Disruptive X-Class Flares and Communication Interference

2023-07-17 03:39:03
A solar flare is a huge explosion on the sun. After observing three flares on the sun on the 16th, Russian scientists said that strong solar flare activities are expected today (17th), and short-wave radio signals are expected to be severely interfered. NASA released in 2017, solar flares and coronal mass ejection bursts taken in extreme ultraviolet light wavelengths. (NASA/Archyde.com file photo) Russia’s Fedorov Institute of Applied Geophysics believes there is a possibility of X-class flares, including proton flares, disrupting short-wave communications, Archyde.com reported. The Fedorov Institute of Applied Geophysics said three solar flares were observed on Sunday, one of which lasted 14 minutes and disrupted radio communications. X-class flares are the largest explosions in the solar system and can produce long-lasting radiation storms; while storms of energetic particles on the sun, mainly composed of protons, form proton flares. Solar flares occur when the powerful magnetic fields in and around the sun reconnect. NASA said solar flares can affect Earth’s magnetic field and might damage satellites and communications equipment. In 2022, a geomagnetic storm destroyed 40 SpaceX satellites that had just been launched.Editor: Qin Yingwen
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