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Solar storm travelling at 2.1million km per hour currently hitting Earth - Daily Express

Solar storm travelling at 2.1million km per hour currently hitting Earth - Daily Express

Solar storm travelling at 2.1million km per hour currently hitting Earth - Daily Express
Jun 16, 2021 45 secs

Unfortunately for Earth, the winds from the flare are currently hitting Earth, with experts revealing the solar storm is travelling at an extraordinary 600 kilometres per second, or more than 2.1 million km per hour.

A solar storm of this power can lead to “weak power grid fluctuations” and can have a “minor impact on satellite operations”.

As Dr Phillips said, the solar storm is likely only powerful enough to spark auroras.

This includes both northern lights – aurora borealis – and southern lights – aurora australis – which are caused when solar particles hit the atmosphere.

While most solar flares are weak, Dominic Cummings, the ex-advisor to Boris Johnson, said the preparation from the Government for solar flares is woeful.

On top of that, an intense solar storm can down satellite systems, as the bombardment of solar particles can expand Earth's magnetosphere, making it harder for satellite signals to penetrate

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