A strong geomagnetic storm is heading toward Earth, space

A strong geomagnetic storm caused by the sun could impact Earth later this week, space weather forecasters say.

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center on Wednesday issued a geomagnetic storm

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The greatest storms brought on by these circumstances are linked to solar coronal mass ejections (CMEs), which release a billion tonnes or so of solar plasma.

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Risk that the anticipated storm could intensify to a rating of 3 on the geomagnetic storm severity scale, even if most of this week's disturbances are anticipated to have little to no effect.

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According to NOAA, this might cause power grid irregularities and briefly interfere with radio, GPS, and satellite communications.

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Don't worry too much if you do miss it, though. Solar events will continue to rise as we approach solar maximum in 2025, according to NASA's statement from last month.

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