00:00When solar flares, coronal mass ejections, or coronal holes occur, it can mean tempestuous
00:08solar particles are sent Earthward. However, all three of those events recently happened
00:13on the surface of the Sun, and experts say that means we're in for one heck of a show
00:17on Earth.
00:18NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center just released a forecast outlining that on September
00:2316th, we're in for a G3-level geomagnetic storm. This is the result of an X4.5-level
00:29X-class flare that erupted on the 14th. At the same time, the Sun also released a coronal
00:34mass ejection, where billions of solar particles were jettisoned into the cosmos. However, experts
00:40say it's even more intense because all of this occurred near a coronal hole, or an area
00:44where the Sun's magnetic field lines were weak. That means those solar particles had less solar-bound
00:49pull, meaning they could escape with more power. So what does that mean for us Earthlings?
00:53Well, experts say that we should expect more beautiful auroras in the night sky, something
00:58becoming more frequent as the Sun approaches its solar maximum. However, they say we could
01:02also see radio communication disruptions, as well as issues with GPS.
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