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Who Should Be Particularly Cautious as Earth Faces Magnetic Storms?

A magnetic storm is expected on March 20th.

Space weather experts have already warned that another eruption should occur on the Sun early next week.

About it writes ScienceDirect.

On March 20, a magnetic storm will cover the Earth, the consequences of which can be felt by weather-dependent people. Doctors recommend that during such periods, follow a sleep schedule, reduce the load on the cardiovascular system, and in the presence of chronic diseases, especially cardiovascular diseases, carry all the necessary medicines with you.

coronal mass ejections are large ejections of plasma from the Sun, which are sometimes accompanied by solar flares. Coronal mass ejections and flares can trigger solar storms by ejecting high-speed streams of charged particles into the magnetosphere, a region of space around Earth dominated by the planet’s magnetic field.

When this happens, the Earth’s magnetic field weakens for about 6-12 hours, and it will take several days for a full recovery.

Solar storms can have a wide range of consequences, from minor satellite disruptions to full-blown power outages.

During certain space weather events, solar energy particles spiral down geomagnetic field lines in the polar regions, where they increase the density of ionized gas, which in turn affects the propagation of radio waves and can lead to radio outages, NASA experts say.

These events are unpredictable and there is nothing we can do about them, but they pose a special danger to our technologically dependent world.

According to scientists, in a year and a half, the Sun will reach the peak of its activity within its 11-year solar cycle. At present, spacecraft are registering an approach to this solar maximum, which is characterized by an increase in the number of solar flares.

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