A violent solar storm will hit the Earth «Daily Capital of Mar del Plata

As warned by the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), a strong solar storm is going to hit the Earth these days and could have consequences for satellites and communications.

Scientists at this institution issued G1 and G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm warnings on May 16 due to a monstrous coronal mbad ejection (CME) or a large amount of hot gas called plasma, released by the star of our system, which should affect from tomorrow to Friday. Although there is no certainty as to exactly when it will hit, 15 and 16 are the most likely.

The SWPC explained that a geomagnetic storm is a major disruption of the Earth's magnetosphere, which occurs when there is a highly efficient exchange of solar wind energy in the environment space that surrounds our planet.

"These storms are the result of variations in the solar wind that produce great changes in the currents, plasmas and fields of the Earth's magnetosphere," they said. This could affect satellites and thus threaten telecommunications.

It is also known that minor geomagnetic storms confuse migratory animals that depend on the Earth's magnetic field for navigation. In addition, the phenomenon known as the Aurora Borealis could extend beyond the Arctic Circle and be observed from places such as New York, for example.