A powerful flare occurred on the Sun

An outburst of the penultimate power class M occurred on the Sun. This was reported on March 27 on the website of the Fedorov Institute of Applied Geophysics.

"In the X—ray range, an M2.1 flare was detected in the group of spots 4043 (N13E46)," they noted.

It is noted that a powerful flash lasting 34 minutes was registered on Thursday, at 3:38 Moscow time.

Powerful magnetic storm on March 26: forecast and when it will end

Geomagnetic shocks will have a strong impact on people with chronic diseases

Mikhail Leus, a leading specialist at the Phobos weather center, reported on March 21 that the onset of a magnetic storm was recorded on Earth, the power of which reaches from mild to medium intensity. According to the expert, 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.