solar storm could cause power grids to fail and the Northern Lights to appear in Scotland today, according to the Met Office.Earth is being hit by a massive solar flare today and throughout tomorrow.
Power companies have been warned by a US weather agency to expect 'weak power grid fluctuations', while space organisations should keep an eye on 'irregularities' in their satellites.Known as a 'coronal mass injection', the solar flare was first spotted on Saturday.
It is caused by a huge burst of exploding electronic plasma coming off the surface of the Sun into space. The good news for those in Scotland or Northern Ireland is that the flare is likely to cause the Northern Lights to appear in the sky, giving people an opportunity to see the.
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