New solar flares have been detected: should we anticipate magnetic storms by the end of the week?

A long-lasting magnetic storm that persisted on Earth for a week is finally starting to wane. However, astrophysicists are warning of new solar flares that are likely to lead to further storms.

The geomagnetic storm (G1-G3) that caused auroras in southern Arizona and Texas on October 7 and 8 is coming to an end. Earth has moved out of the magnetized tail of a coronal mass ejection (CME), as noted by scientists from the space weather research site Spaceweather.

At the same time, they caution that solar spot AR3848 produced an X1.8 class flare, resulting in a coronal mass ejection into space. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an extreme ultraviolet flare:

"This explosion lasted over 4 hours, so long that it lifted a massive CME out of the Sun's atmosphere... The CME is expected to strike Earth later this week, potentially triggering a new round of geomagnetic storms," the scientists concluded.

Magnetic Storms on Earth from October 9-13

As reported by the Meteoagent resource, currently, on October 9, a strong magnetic storm of 6 on the scale is raging on Earth. The following day, October 10, its intensity will drop to the minimum solar activity level of 2. However, by Friday, October 11, another geomagnetic storm is expected with a magnitude of 5.

Over the weekend, on October 12-13, no disturbances above 4 are forecasted.

Recall that earlier, "Telegraph" reported on which region of Ukraine would experience warmth at the end of this week.