Geomagnetic Storm Likely From Solar Flare Tempest | Video
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 - 12:32
in Astronomy & Space
The most intense solar flare seen this year is likely to herald a strong geomagnetic storm around Earth on March 8th and 9th 2012, as sunspot cluster AR1429 continues to blast coronal mass ejections (CMEs).
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