A Solar Flare Just Knocked Out Radio Across The US, And More Are on The Way
Story by Michelle Starr •
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A wild few days for the Sun are being felt around Earth as the effects of its tantrums lash us across the gulf of space.
On 7 August, the Sun unleashed a powerful, X-class flare that caused radio blackouts across North America.
Space weather forecasts also predicted a combined 'cannibal' coronal mass ejection (CME) that erupted several days ago on 5 August would clip our atmosphere in a glancing blow. While it might well still produce a late arriving solar storm, forecasters now suspect it may have missed altogether.
We might expect to see this sort of solar behavior increasing in the coming months, as the Sun escalates towards the peak of its 11-year activity cycle, predicted to take place in July 2025.
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