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Dangerous solar storm strikes Earth; Blackouts feared in southern hemisphere
19/01/2023 03:05 PM | Click to read full article
Brief interplanetary magnetic field shift near Earth signalled a dangerous solar storm strike to the Earth which affected the arctic circles. After the Coronal Mass Ejections (CME) clouds hit the magnetosphere of the Earth and caused an interplanetary magnetic field shift on Jan 18, a solar storm struck the Earth propelled by the remaining CME particles. The solar storm would have remained undetected if some satellites did not pick up on the IMF disruption.
