Introduction to Solar Flares Solar flares are spectacular, yet potentially dangerous, eruptions of energy from the Sun's ...

After receiving feedback from nearly 500 people about revising NOAA's Space Weather Scales, scientists continue to assess ...

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The Why Files Solar Storms Are More Dangerous Than You Think Posted: January 28, 2025 | Last updated: January 28, 2025 In 1859, the Carrington Event unleashed a solar storm so powerful it lit up ...

People struggle to hold their umbrellas on Westminster Bridge in central London as Storm Herminia sweeps through (Picture: Dinendra Haria/LNP) You may have heard (or noticed out the window ...

The man in charge of the tallest tree in Edinburgh said he is "devastated" it has been felled by Storm Éowyn - 166 years after it was planted during a visit by Queen Victoria's eldest son ...

The next big solar storm could plunge the world into darkness, disrupting power grids, satellites, and communications on a ...

On a hot and humid Florida night in late August 1859, the sky suddenly lit up. But it was not from fireflies or a fireswamp. Instead, it was the Northern Lights–or aurora borealis. The aurora is ...

On a hot and humid Florida night in late August 1859, the sky suddenly lit up ... The aurora was a result of the most intense solar storm in recorded history, now called the Carrington Event.

"We're very excited." A geomagnetic storm occurs when a powerful eruption from the sun interacts with our planet's magnetic field. As solar wind travels from the sun to Earth, it can carry charged ...

A rare winter storm across North Florida and the Panhandle is causing record snowfall in Pensacola, Florida. The National Weather Service doesn't have an official measurement of the snowfall ...