Last solar storm of 2022 set to strike Earth tomorrow; Solar wind terror on way
The Earth narrowly avoided a close encounter with a coronal mass ejection (CME) on Christmas, but before the year ends, our planet might face yet another solar storm onslaught. According to reports, fast-moving solar winds have escaped from the Sun and are headed towards us. This is likely to create a co-rotating interaction region by creating a hole in the Earth's magnetic field. This will be the last solar storm of the year and will strike tomorrow, December 31. This solar storm is going to strike right when people will be making their new year plans and traveling for their holidays and it can ruin your plans. Read on to know the possible consequences.
The development was reported by SpaceWeather.com which revealed on its website, “The year could end with an Arctic light show. NOAA forecasters say there is a chance of G1-class geomagnetic storms on Dec. 30-31 when a co-rotating interaction region (CIR) is expected to hit Earth's magnetic field. CIRs are transition zones between fast- and slow-moving solar wind streams. They often contain shock waves that do a good job sparking auroras”.
Interestingly, this incoming solar storm will not be caused by CME particles. This particular type of solar storm is called a CIR-activated solar storm. CIR (co-rotating interaction region) are the rips in the magnetosphere caused when solar winds with different speed or orientation approach the Earth at the same time. It weakens the magnetosphere temporarily, letting in more solar radiation than normal and causes solar storms.
With the solar storm striking on new year's eve, airlines will be at their busiest period of the year. And a solar storm hitting the Earth at this time can impact radio signals and GPS, causing many flights in the
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