NASA Warns Solar Storm Might Hit Earth Today Amid Increased Sun Activity
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MinorG1-class geomagnetic storms are possible late on November 25th through 26th when two CMEs might graze Earth's magnetic field.
In the past week, the sun has shown increased activity, with a surge in sunspots and the launch of several coronal mass ejections (CMEs) on a daily basis. Earth is continuously experiencing solar storms and there is a possibility of another one approaching today, as per Newsweek. According to NASA, one of these coronal mass ejections (CMEs) may be on a collision course with Earth.
When a CME hits the Earth, it can cause a geomagnetic storm, which is a disturbance of the Earth's magnetic field and atmosphere by the solar plasma.
Huw Morgan, head of the Solar Physics group at Aberystwyth University in the UK told Newsweek. "When a large plasma storm erupts from the sun, and that storm carries a magnetic field which is oriented in an opposite direction to Earth's magnetic field, we have a 'perfect storm,' and a larger geomagnetic storm."
