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The Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences predicts powerful geomagnetic storms on Earth on Tuesday, September 2, snob.ru reports.
The disturbances will be caused by a solar flare of class M2.76, which occurred on the night of August 31. The event was accompanied by a large-scale emission of plasma masses, which will reach the Earth's orbit on September 2 and cause disturbances in the planet's magnetosphere.
The expected level of geomagnetic activity will be G2-G4 on the five-point international scale, which corresponds to a high and very high degree of intensity.
Scientists note an increased probability of repeated plasma emissions from the surface of the Sun, citing the significant reserves of flare energy of the star. According to experts, the risk of such events in the near future remains high.
A similar situation was observed in May 2024, when a series of solar flares and coronal mass ejections led to the most intense magnetic storms on Earth in two decades.