[Regnum] Geomagnetic disturbances amid the magnetic storm will continue for several more days. This was stated by Sergei Bogachev, head of the Solar Astronomy Laboratory at the Space Research Institute (IKI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, in a conversation with Regnum News Agency on Saturday, November 8.
Earlier, the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences reported that a magnetic storm has persisted on Earth for the third day in a row, and its intensity on the night of November 8 exceeded the G2.3 level.
"I believe that given the current solar activity, there could objectively be more powerful events than those observed. Solar activity is still ongoing, so it's likely that, while it may not be a storm, geomagnetic disturbances will continue for a few more days," Bogachev said.
According to the specialist, the magnetic storm has indeed been ongoing for three days, but it has been intermittent. The agency's source noted that the G2.3 storm's reported intensity is moderate and not record-breaking.
"The magnetic storm is ongoing because the Sun is experiencing a surge in solar activity. Generally, all storms are Earth's response to solar events. And there have been powerful explosions occurring there for about three to four days now. And, of course, the Earth was expected to respond. Moreover, according to preliminary calculations, the response should have been stronger. Yesterday, exceptionally strong storms were expected, possibly the largest of the year. But in the end, everything turned out to be mild," the expert concluded.
The institute previously reported that the strongest magnetic storms since the beginning of the year were expected on November 7. At that time, solar wind speeds reached 800 km/s (compared to the norm of 300–400 km/s), and the temperature of near-Earth plasma increased five to tenfold, reaching half a million degrees. Scientists warned that a frontal impact could have resulted in activity levels reaching the maximum G5 level.