This week saw a major increase in activity on the sun, with several strong solar flares and coronal mass ejections erupting from the sun and being sent on a collision course with Earth.
The African region experienced interruptions in high-frequency communications due to two X-class flares and several M-class flares that were observed this week, says Sansa. “A G1/Minor up to G3/Strong geomagnetic storm is forecasted to impact Earth due to the likely combination of these CMEs upon arrival. There is a slight chance that the geomagnetic conditions will reach G4/Severe storm levels today. These may impact the performance of navigation and communications applications,” says Sansa.
Sansa launched its 24/7 operational Space Weather Centre at its facility in Hermanus in November 2022. The state-of-the-art facility operates around the clock to monitor and mitigate the risk of space weather on our continent.
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