Second solar storm to make a ‘direct hit’ to Earth’s atmosphere

A solar storm is precedented to make a direct hit, in less than a week, on Thursday.

NASA and NOAA have expected that the burst from the Sun will impact Earth’s magnetic field.

The event is a relatively week one, as it is rated a G2 on the NOAA weather scale. Yet, it will be intensified by a solar ‘tailwind,’ according to scientist, Tamitha Skov.

Experts warn that the internet could be disabled by a severe solar storm.

The scientist posted on Twitter, “Direct hit – solar storm prediction models from both NOAA and NASA show the storm hits April 14, just ahead of a fast solar wind stream.”

She also said that the push of the stream would intensify the storm.

These storms occur when the Sun releases blasts of energy.

There is no confirmed cause of these storms.

For several minutes, a G2 solar storm can cause radio and GPS issues.

In an average eleven-year solar ‘year,’ the highest-rated storm on the scale, a G5, will only occur once or twice.

A storm with a five-star rating may wreak havoc on electrical grids and computer connections.

The Carrington event, being the most dramatic one, struck the earth in 1859, during the inducement of the era of fast global communication.

Operators were receiving electric shocks for their equipment, but they could use it without batteries as well.

The lights became bright and intensified that the people in North-Eastern US could read their newspapers at night.

There was another similar event in 1582, when people were convinced to witness the dooms-day.

Pero Ruiz Soares, a Portuguese author narrated the event, ‘A great fire appeared in the sky to the north, and lasted three nights.’