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  • ‘Strongest of its kind’ flare may cause blackouts, massive solar storm on Earth

    10/03/2024 10:21:38 PM PDT · by bitt · 85 replies
    https://nypost.com/ ^ | 10/3/2024 | Ben Cost
    Could this be the Perfect Geo-storm? October is off to a hot start: The sun unleashed a massive X-class solar flare — the “strongest of its kind,” according to Space.com — that has the potential to pummel our planet with a powerful geomagnetic storm this week. The supercharged sunburst erupted from sunspot AR3842 on Tuesday evening. It clocked in at X7.1, making it the second most powerful in the last seven years after the monster X8.7 magnitude in May, Live Science reported. This also triggered a coronal mass ejection (CME) — when plasma and magnetic particles burst forth from the...
  • Monster X-class flare launches massive solar storm towards Earth — and could trigger auroras this weekend

    10/03/2024 10:42:18 AM PDT · by BenLurkin · 36 replies
    Live Science ^ | 10/02/2024 | Harry Baker
    The sun has unleashed an enormous X-class solar flare, temporarily triggering a radio blackout above parts of the U.S. and unleashing a hefty coronal mass ejection (CME) that will likely slam into our planet, potentially triggering vibrant aurora displays later this week. The X-class solar flare — the most powerful type the sun can produce — exploded outward from sunspot AR3842 near the solar equator at around 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday (Oct. 1). The flare had a magnitude of X7.1, making it the second most powerful solar explosion of the current solar cycle, Solar Cycle 25, which began in...