A strong solar storm is coming: what is it and what will be the consequences?

May 14, 2019

This Wednesday, there will be a strong solar storm. The phenomenon could have serious consequences in our daily lives. What is it and how long will it last?

Wednesday, Earth could be seriously affected by the consequences of a strong solar storm. According to experts, the phenomenon would last about three days and could have consequences of considerable magnitude.

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The Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) announced that the phenomenon would begin on Wednesday the 15th and could extend until Friday 17th, although it is not known exactly when it will reach the Earth.

But what's one? solar storm? It is a change of the terrestrial magnetosphere, that is to say of the outer part of the atmosphere, which is responsible for the magnetism of our planet. "They are the result of solar wind variations that produce great changes in the currents, plasmas and fields of the Earth's magnetosphere," the organization said in its statement.

And how can this affect us? According to scientist Sergéi Bogachov, from the Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences, this type of phenomenon can generate interference in communications and increase the number of aurora borealis, which could be seen no only in the Arctic Circle, a little further south, as in Continental Europe or even New York.

In addition, they considered that solar storm could change migratory animals, which are guided by the Earth's magnetic field to know its route. At the same time, the experts also pointed out that the spatial phenomenon could have hardly any effect on the health of the people.

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