A weak magnetic storm was recorded on Earth

On Friday evening, March 21, the beginning of a magnetic storm was recorded on Earth, the power of which reaches from mild to medium intensity. This was announced by Mikhail Leus, a leading specialist at the Phobos Weather Center.

"At about 18:00 Moscow time, the geomagnetic field became slightly disturbed, and since 21:00 Moscow time, magnetic storms with intensity from mild to medium, class G1-G2, have been observed," the Telegram channel said.

According to Leus, the storm was caused by the Earth falling into a stream of fast and dense solar wind, which is 150-200 km/s higher than normal. The source of the wind was a large coronal hole on the southeastern side of the Sun. There are currently only three such holes on the star, which are in the process of destruction, but retain the possibility of influencing the Earth.

He specified that the end of the magnetic storm is expected by noon on Saturday, March 22. At the same time, the probability of new disturbances in the near future is "estimated as low."

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Earlier, on March 11, scientists recorded an average solar flare. It lasted about three minutes and was not accompanied by a mass ejection, and its location on the edge of the solar disk excludes any influence on the Earth.