Astronomer assessed the impact of an unexplained magnetic storm on earthlings

Astronomer Alexander Kiselyov said that an unexplained magnetic storm that covered the Earth on the night of September 10 could affect people's well-being.

In conversation with aif.ru On Thursday, September 11, he noted that experts had detected a magnetic storm that was not in the forecasts. Kiselyov explained that this phenomenon can be explained by the formation of a so-called substorm.

He added that the higher the G class, the more the storm affects weather-dependent people. In this case, we were talking about the G2 class. According to the expert, during strong magnetic storms, headaches, migraines, dizziness, pressure surges and heart palpitations often occur.

Earlier, on September 11, scientists predicted the formation of magnetic storms over the weekend. In the first 10 days of the month, three planetary-scale magnetic storms have already been registered, on September 2, 6 and 10. The upcoming geomagnetic activity is associated with a large equatorial coronal hole that entered the center of the solar disk and sent streams towards the Earth, the IKI RAS reported. kp.ru .

A week ago, scientists recorded a powerful solar flare. This event was classified as level M1.0, which indicates a significant amount of solar activity. 360.ru .

On September 4, RT wrote that the solar cycle has been growing for the third month in a row: since May 2025, its indicators have increased by almost 70%, returning to the level of the beginning of 2024.

On September 2, scientists reported on planetary magnetic storms that can cause satellites to de-orbit, disruptions in energy, radio communications and navigation, IA Regnum reports.

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