Solar storms set to batter Earth sparking blackouts and Northern Lights as NASA warns the sun is 'wa

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Solar storms set to batter Earth sparking blackouts and Northern Lights as NASA warns the sun is 'waking up'

Daily Mail
By CHRIS MELORE
17 September 2025



Our sun has unexpectedly begun to ramp up its activity, which could lead to more severe solar storms that cause blackouts and disrupt global communications.

NASA revealed that our solar system's home star had been getting quieter and weaker for about 20 years, but that surprisingly changed in 2008 and scientists are still trying to figure out why.

Scientists found that since 2008, the sun's solar wind, which are streams of charged particles, has grown stronger, with increases in speed, density, temperature, and magnetic field strength.

This increased solar activity could lead to more powerful solar storms, which regularly hit Earth and cause disruptions.

Geomagnetic storms have the potential to damage power grids, leading to blackouts, interfere with satellites, and disrupt communication systems like GPS.

Stronger storms could also make the Northern Lights visible in more places further south of the north pole, but the risk to technology and infrastructure will require careful monitoring.

The exact timing and strength of these storms are hard to predict, but they could become more frequent as the sun's current 11-year cycle peaks between 2025 and 2026.

Lead study author Jamie Jasinski of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California said: 'All signs were pointing to the sun going into a prolonged phase of low activity. So it was a surprise to see that trend reversed. The sun is slowly waking up.'

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[Wingnut]

There you go again 240Z. 

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There you go again 240Z.

@Wingnut

I do it all for you ...

[Smokin Joe]

The exact timing and strength of these storms are hard to predict, but they could become more frequent as the sun's current 11-year cycle peaks between 2025 and 2026

Take the current year and add 11, and you should be in the same part of the cycle. Gee, Wally! The Sun is more active, just like it was 11, 22, 33, 44, 55... years ago.

Just like predictions of how the world is going to burn up from global warming, >ahem< Climate Change every 12 years...