Our planet was recently bombarded by solar winds caused by the rupture of a massive canyon of fire filament on the Sun. The event, which was previously predicted to occur on July 20 or 21, slammed Earth on Wednesday. However, there is no need to panic because the G1 geomagnetic storm was mild and posed no threat to life on Earth. According to a space weather physicist, it actually aided in obtaining clear aurora views in various parts of the world.
Filaments on the sun are clouds of solar material that are held aloft by powerful magnetic forces. According to the US space agency NASA, these filaments are notoriously unstable and can last for days or weeks.
Solar filaments were discovered on July 12 by astronomers who noticed dark, thread-like lines against the bright background of the Sun, according to SpaceWeather.com. On July 15, a filament moved to the Sun’s northern hemisphere before erupting. This created a fire canyon 3,84,400 kilometers long and 20,000 kilometers deep. This canyon directed solar material directly at our planet.
When such solar filaments collapse, they can produce explosive jets of solar wind known as coronal mass ejections (CMEs) in the direction of the Earth. In increasing order of strength, solar storms are classified as G1, G2, and G3.
When ejections strike planets with strong magnetic fields, such as Earth, the magnetic field absorbs the majority of the debris, resulting in a geomagnetic storm. When such storms occur, the Earth’s magnetic field is slightly compressed by waves of particles that interact with molecules in the atmosphere after falling. This results in the northern green lights or auroras seen near the poles.
In her tweet, Dr. Tamitha Skov, a space weather physicist, also mentioned the possibility of the solar storm hitting Earth. Meanwhile,
The G1 storm that slammed into Earth was also said to have caused fluctuations in power grid lines, as well as a disruption in satellite functions.
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