Solar winds from coronal hole lash Earth in geomagnetic storm
Posted by JAC on 4/30/2011, 4:24 pm




GEOMAGNETIC STORM:

A solar wind stream hit Earth's magnetic field during the early hours of April 30th, sparking a high-latitude geomagnetic storm (slowly subsiding).

In the United States, auroras descended as far south as Marquette, Michigan.

Earth is inside a solar wind stream flowing from the indicated coronal hole.

The solar wind speed is high and gusty, and NOAA forecasters estimate a 40% chance of more geomagnetic activity during the next 24 hours.

-Space Weather
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