CME impact sparks G2 – Moderate geomagnetic storm

CME impact sparks G2 – Moderate geomagnetic storm

A coronal mass ejection (CME) produced by C5.1 solar flare on February 28, 2024, impacted Earth at approximately 08:45 UTC on March 3, producing G2 – Moderate geomagnetic storming.

Major X6.3 solar flare erupts from Region 3590

Major X6.3 solar flare erupts from Region 3590

A major X6.3 solar flare erupted from Active Region 3590 at 22:34 UTC on February 22, 2024. The event started at 22:08 UTC and ended at 22:43.

Major network outages in U.S. following two X-class solar flares

Major network outages in U.S. following two X-class solar flares

A widespread network outage was reported in the United States on Thursday morning, February 22, 2024, following two major eruptions on the Sun, an X1.8 flare at 23:07 UTC on February 21 and X1.7 at 06:32 UTC on February 22. Both erupted from Active Region 3590.

Major X2.5 solar flare erupts from AR 3576, producing large CME

Major X2.5 solar flare erupts from AR 3576, producing large CME

An impulsive solar flare measuring X2.5 erupted from Active Region 3576 (beta-gamma) at 06:53 UTC on February 16, 2024. The event started at 06:42 and ended at 06:58 UTC. This is the fourth strongest solar flare of Solar Cycle 25 — after X5.0 on December 31, 2023, X3.3 on February 9, 2024, and X2.8 on December 14, 2023.

S2 – Moderate solar radiation storm following M6.7 solar flare

S2 – Moderate solar radiation storm following M6.7 solar flare

Following the M6.7 solar flare from Active Region 3559 on January 29, 2024, enhanced proton levels were recorded, with the greater than 10 MeV reaching the S2 – Moderate threshold and greater than 100 MeV peaking at 0.67 pfu.