A G2 geomagnetic storm is set to collide with the Earth's atmosphere, resulting in auroras as far south as New York state and Idaho.
A spectacular northern lights display might be seen Friday night in states as far south as New York and Idaho as a coronal mass ejection from the sun slams into our planet.This plume of solar material was released from the same sunspot that unleashed a series of coronal mass ejections that triggered the 'extreme' G5 geomagnetic storm on May 10, resulting in auroras being seen in all 50 U.S. states.
Solar flares are bursts of X-ray and ultraviolet radiation traveling at the speed of light, while CMEs are clouds of solar plasma, which take a lot longer to reach the Earth.CMEs trigger geomagnetic storms when they slam into our magnetic field, which are measured on a scale of between G1 to G5 , with their strength depending on the power of the CME.
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