"'Rare' geostorm showers Earth The solar storm which is the largest in over two decades is the outcome of a mass eruption of charged particles that left the sun on Sunday and are forecasted to arrive Monday and Tuesday, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). A geomagnetic storm is a major disturbance in Earth's magnetic field due to a solar storm. Monday night's storm was "very rare," NOAA said."
"The geostorm acquired G4 conditions at 7:38 pm GMT (8:38 pm CET) on Monday, putting it in the second-highest category, the agency added. Spaceweather, an astronomy platform, reported that the ejection cloud covered the distance from the sun to the earth in nearly 25 hours. Usually, a similar cloud would take three to four days to make the journey. The Northern Lights were clearly visible in many places in the NetherlandsImage: Josh Walet/SIPA/picture alliance"
An intense geomagnetic storm resulted from a mass eruption of charged solar particles that left the sun Sunday and arrived at Earth Monday and Tuesday. The storm reached G4 conditions at 7:38 pm GMT, placing it in the second-highest category. The ejection cloud traveled from the sun to Earth in nearly 25 hours, far faster than the usual three to four days. Auroras were visible across Canada, the northern and central United States, and parts of Europe including Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Ukraine, appearing as far south as the Alps. Solar radiation storms of this magnitude can threaten satellites, space objects and electrical systems.
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