Solar storm INCOMING: A powerful stream of energy from the Sun will strike Earth TOMORROW
A GEOMAGNETIC storm caused by a stream of solar energy spewed by the Sun is expected to slam into the Earth by Wednesday, space weather forecasters have warned.
A geomagnetic storm watch is now in effect for Wednesday, May 15, and Thursday, May 16. US space weather forecasters at the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) expect charged particles from the Sun to wash over the Earth this week. The storm watch comes five days after the Sun released a monstrous Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) of hot gas known as plasma. The SWPC noticed three separate CME events this month, with the first two ready to strike this week.
The forecaster said: “The G1 Minor geomagnetic storm watch is now in effect for both 15 and 16 May, 2019, due to anticipated CME effects.
“A series of three observed Coronal Mass Ejections have taken place since May 10, 2019.
“The first two CME events are expected to arrive on May 15 and the third is anticipated to arrive the later half of May 16.”
There is some disagreement over when exactly the geomagnetic storm will strike, but May 15 and May 16 are the two most likely dates.
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