Geomagnetic Storm Headed Towards Earth
On May 22nd, millions of tons of gas erupted sending solar flares hurtling into space, unlike anything we ve seen in years. According to NOAA models, this energy will hit Earth s magnetic field during the late hours of Tuesday, May 25th, potentially igniting moderate geomagnetic storms on May 26
th. These could possibly affect weaker power grids and satellite operations as the energy is traveling at a rate as fast as 310 MPH.
The sun has an 11-year cycle where sunspot activity increases and decreases. Our Sun is currently in the portion of the cycle where activity begins to increase as it builds towards a predicted peak around the year 2025. So, chances are that we will experience much stronger flares and solar storms over the next few years.
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