May 2024 solar storms
Series of intense solar storms in 2024 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The solar storms of May 2024 were a series of powerful solar storms with extreme solar flares and geomagnetic storm components that occurred from 10–13 May 2024 during solar cycle 25. The geomagnetic storm was the most powerful to affect Earth since March 1989[lower-alpha 1], and produced aurorae at far more equatorial latitudes than usual in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.[1][2]
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Type | Geomagnetic storm |
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Formed | 10 May 2024 (2024-05-10) |
Dissipated | 13 May 2024 (2024-05-13) |
Areas affected | Worldwide |
Part of solar cycle 25 Peak Dst index of −412 nT and Ap-index of 271 on 11 May |
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