Today’s event is one of many solar events that have recently impacted Earth. A geomagnetic storm impacted Earth on May 18 and 19, triggering stunning aurora over northern latitudes.
That event was caused by a coronal hole on May 14. On May 12, one of the strongest geomagnetic storms to impact Earth in a while hit,
forcing the Space Weather Prediction Center to issue a G3 – Strong- Geomagnetic Storm Warning. On May 2, a solar wind traveling at 1,118,468 mph struck Earth.Experts have indicated that we are entering an active solar cycle now and incidents like this will increase with frequency and intensity in the coming months. #CoronalMassEjections#Plasmasphere