A severe solar storm has slammed Earth, increasing the chances of fluctuations in power grids and GPS.
But on the bright side, it also pushes shimmering polar auroras to places where more people can possibly see them.
America’s National Aeronautic and Space Administration said a potent blast of magnetic plasma shot out of the sun around 6am this morning (NZ time), travelling faster than usual, hitting Earth with the biggest solar storm since March, maybe since September 2005.
Caused by the intense radiation burst of a solar flare on the Sun, a solar storm can disturb the atmospheric layer where GPS (Global Positioning Systems) signals broadcast, leading to communications disruptions. The storm’s electromagnetic radiation can also cause electrical transformers to blow, leading to power cuts.
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