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- Published: December 1, 2023 12:11
New Delhi: As per the warning issued by the National Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the United States, an intense Cannibal Solar storm is all to slam into the Earth today.
The solar burst, caused by a plasma eruption called coronal mass ejection (CME) will produce striking geomagnetic waves that will disturb the earth’s magnetic field which might cause turbulence in several communication systems including Radio, GPS, and the Internet.
While NOAA has classified these coronal mass ejection storms as moderate ones by keeping them in the G2 category, Space wether physicist Tamitha Skov believes that they can be as strong as storms belonging to the G3 class.
A Direct Hit! The impressive #solarstorm launched in the Earth-strike zone has been modeled by NASA. The storm is predicted to hit Earth by midday December 1. Along with two earlier storms already en route means we have a 1,2,3-punch. If the magnetic field is oriented correctly,… pic.twitter.com/XLCAbmjXZ7
— Dr. Tamitha Skov (@TamithaSkov) November 29, 2023
According to NOAA, the Coronal Mass Ejections (CME) that caused the solar storm started moving towards the earth when a power solar flare belonging to M9.8-class erupted around November 29, 2023.
There is now a high likelihood that the Plasma outburst will now unify with several other less intense upstream CMEs released by the sun a day ago to create a phenomenon called cannibal CME and the same will ignite an even powerful geomagnetic storm.
What causes Solar flares?
When gigantic loops of super-hot plasma snap on the Sun’s surface in an elastic band-like manner, it throws strong electromagnetic waves into space that result in the formation of Solar flares.
What are Coronal mass ejections?
Coronal mass ejections are massive bubbles of coronal material and plasma that are often launched by Sun into the outer space. Widely known as “flux” ropes by scientists, these ejections are capable of disrupting man-made communication systems for several hours.
Although these storms generally don’t present any significant threat to humans, they can still cause adverse effects on our bodies by emitting powerful radiation that can lead to a number of health issues. Fortunately for us, Earth’s strong atmosphere defends living beings by lessening the intensity of harmful radiations hurled toward us by these powerful solar ejections.
