Solar storm 'could hit Earth' today as forecasters warn of hole on Sun
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dailyrecord.co.ukA solar storm could hit the Earth today just days after one triggered spectacular Northern Light over Scotland last week. SpaceWeather.com says that a stream of solar wind is forecast to strike the planet’s magnetic field, which could result in a minor geomagnetic disturbance in the polar regions.
Experts say that a coronal hole was observed near the sun’s equatorial region on Friday.A coronal hole is a temporary region of relatively cool, less dense plasma in the solar corona where the sun’s magnetic field extends into interplanetary space as an open field.
As the magnetic lines around these holes are opened, solar winds can escape into space and often head in the direction of our planet, the Express reports.
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