A magnetic storm has begun on Earth

On the night of August 8-9, a magnetic storm began on Earth. This was announced on August 9 by the Laboratory of Solar Astronomy at the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IKI RAS).

"A magnetic storm, which had been expected since the middle of the day, has just begun. The storm was preceded by the planet's entry into the coronal hole zone from about 17:00 Moscow time," the laboratory said in a message on its Telegram channel.

It is noted that at the moment a moderate level of magnetic storm has been recorded, the source of which was the influence of the coronal hole.

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Several moderate meteorological events are expected this month.

Earlier, on August 7, scientists predicted the strongest magnetic storm in two months on August 8. It is noted that the planet will be affected by the high-speed core of the cloud, and the impact on the magnetic field may be much stronger than the measuring systems showed a few days ago. Thus, the beginning of the deterioration of the geomagnetic situation is expected as early as August 7, and on Friday, August 8, the strongest magnetic storm in the last two months is expected. The deterioration of the geomagnetic background will last a week.

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