Biggest solar flare in years temporarily disrupts radio signals on Earth

Multiple pilots reported communication disruptions, with the impact felt across the country, according to the space weather forecasting center. Scientists are now monitoring this sunspot region and analyzing for a possible outburst of plasma from the sun, also known as a coronal mass ejection, that might be directed at Earth. This could result in a geomagnetic storm, Dahl said, which in turn could disrupt high-frequency radio signals at the higher latitudes and trigger northern lights, or auroras, in the coming days.

The eruption occurred in the far northwest section of the sun. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory caught the action in extreme ultraviolet light, recording the powerful surge of energy as a huge, bright flash. Launched in 2010, the spacecraft is in an extremely high orbit around Earth, where it constantly monitors the sun.

The sun is nearing the peak of its 11-year or so solar cycle. Maximum sunspot activity is predicted for 2025.


Biggest solar flare in years temporarily disrupts radio signals on Earth
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If the sun is more active this cycle, it may get interesting.

Solar maximum, the explosive peak in the Sun's 11-year cycle, is arriving quicker and will last longer and be stronger than scientists originally believed, according to the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). Experts at the NOAA service have revised their previous prediction made in 2019, instead placing the window for the peak of Solar Cycle 25 between January and October 2024. The SWPC previously predicted the peak would be in 2025.

 

With the weakening of the magnetic polars what does this mean for us earthlings

 

It means interesting times ahead, perhaps a big CME hits us before the poles flip and we are instantly back in the 1850’s, buckle up.

 

It was x2.5 class that's not shit.

 

Was there something yesterday? Strange transformer issues all over the area.

 

The local media didn’t say anything but they had all the local fire departments and power crews running around with transformer fires and power outages.