The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, warned regarding the impact of a solar storm. It is a phenomenon that has occurred since the early hours of this Tuesday.
What does it consist of? What can happen on Earth when a solar storm occurs? What are its consequences? These are some of the questions that arise.
The scientific Tamitha Skovwho is called “the woman of space weather”, describes this flare phenomenon as a snake-shaped filament coming from the sun.
Skov comments that the main consequences that the impact of this “direct hit” might have are interference with radio and GPS signals. They can damage the satellites we use for communications and navigation, and can disrupt power grids.
Direct Hit! A snake-like filament launched as a big #solarstorm while in the Earth-strike zone. NASA predicts impact early July 19. Strong #aurora shows possible with this one, deep into mid-latitudes. Amateur #radio & #GPS users expect signal disruptions on Earth’s nightside. pic.twitter.com/7FHgS63xiU
– Dr. Tamitha Skov (@TamithaSkov)
July 16, 2022
Signal outages might also occur, particularly on the night side of our planet. Another effect caused by these solar storms is the appearance of auroras.
Las Auroras are a phenomenon in the form of luminescence that occurs when there is an interaction between the particles ejected by the sun with the molecules of the atmosphere concentrated at a height that ranges between 95 and 750 kilometers, an area where there is enough atmospheric density.
In addition to this, it must be taken into account that During a geomagnetic storm, explosions known as flares occur.which send tons of energy into space at the speed of light and can sometimes be accompanied by solar flares.
A) Yes, radiation from solar storms can cause blackouts on Earth and, also, it is dangerous for astronauts who are in space.
