Scientists record an increase in solar activity; More than 30 flares occurred in two days, the Laboratory of Solar Astronomy of the Space Research Institute and the Institute of Solar-Ground Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences reported. "There is a rapid increase in flare activity on the Sun. "During the last 24 hours yesterday, 18 flares of type C and above were recorded by tracking devices in space today, in the first 12 hours at the time of publishing the announcement, 17 more events were added to them," the announcement said. Scientists say the total number of outbreaks could reach 40-50 by the end of Saturday. According to her data, the increase in solar activity occurs against the background of the earth's disturbed magnetosphere, which entered the area of action of a large coronal hole last night. Photo: Solar Astronomy Laboratory.