[Regnum] On the night of July 23, a weak magnetic storm of level G1 was recorded on Earth. This was reported by the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute (IKI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
According to scientists, the geomagnetic disturbances observed on Earth are associated with the impact of fast solar wind flows on the planet, which is why the geomagnetic situation began to deteriorate on the evening of July 22.
"Around two o'clock in the morning, the first short magnetic storm occurred, the level of which was G1 - this is the minimum score on the accepted 5-point scale. During the day, repeated events of a similar level are expected with a possible increase to category G2. The probability of stronger storms is less than 1%," the laboratory's Telegram channel says.
The total time during which the Earth's magnetosphere will be thrown out of balance should not exceed two days.
As reported by IA Regnum, since July 11, scientists have observed a rapid increase in the number and area of active centers on the Sun. At the same time, activity on the star was also detected on the opposite side, not visible from Earth.
Earlier, on July 5, the Sun ejected a record-sized prominence - more than 1 million km. Almost a day before that, an object of similar size was observed in the area of the star's south pole.