Magnetic material from the sun is expected to hit the Earth on Thursday. It could impair communications and GPS technology.
happens when changes in solar wind currents create “a major disturbance of Earth’s magnetosphere,” according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. These conditions can eject millions of tons of plasma from the sun, which can arrive on Earth in a matter of hours.
Despite the celestial storm's severity, people are unlikely to see or feel much of it directly, according to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center. But the magnetic chaos could disrupt technology and critical infrastructure, including radio signals, GPS systems, power grids, satellites and other forms of communication.
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