First Severe Geomagnetic Storm in 20 Years Forecasted to Impact the U.S. – One America News Network
OAN’s Sophia Flores
5:35 PM – Friday, May 10, 2024
The largest solar storm to hit the United States in more than two decades is expected to arrive as soon as Friday evening.
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Scientists say the solar phenomenon, a G4 severe-geomagnetic-storm, occurs when high-energy particles released from solar flares ejected by the sun reach Earth. However, the effects are rarely felt here, as the sun is 93 million miles away from Earth.
This rare event will allow millions of Americans the opportunity to see aurora borealis, or northern lights.
According to experts, the northern lights are “charged particles from the sun’s surface interacting with earth’s magnetic field.”