Scientists explain whether new solar flares are dangerous.
According to preliminary forecasts, in November two more eruptions of geomagnetic activity await us - approximately on the dates 17-18 and 21-23. For the rest of the time until the end of the month, the magnetosphere should remain calm, but experts warn that everything can change. For the most part, it won't affect people, but weather-dependent people better be attentive to yourselves.
You should also keep an eye on your equipment. For example, during a flare, satellites are hit by charged particles: their memory can fail, their orientation sensors can go crazy, and their solar panels can fail. Therefore, they are moved to a safe state in advance. But there are still incidents: in 2022, due to one magnetic storm, SpaceX lost 40 of the 49 newly launched satellites, as they failed to enter orbit and burned up in the atmosphere.
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