Solar storm warning: Stream of charged particles set to lash Earth – impact time predicted

The stream heading towards Earth is expected to produce some beautiful aurora effects in the polar regions.

And the good news is that the forecast does not predict any impacts on technology or communications.

Depending on their severity, solar storms are known to sometimes knock out satellites or cause power blackouts.

SpaceWeather.com’s astronomers wrote: “Earth is exiting one solar wind stream. Another is on the way.

“Flowing from a southern hole in the sun’s atmosphere, the gaseous material is due to arrive on November 21 to 22.

“NOAA forecasters say that a corotating interaction region (CIR) travelling just ahead of the stream could spark geomagnetic activity and Arctic auroras on November 20.”

source: express.co.uk