Plasma cloud from solar flares heads to Earth

A cloud of plasma is flying towards Earth following strong solar flares.

Consensus

• A cloud of plasma is moving toward Earth after a series of strong solar flares.
• The plasma cloud is currently located between the orbits of Mercury and Venus.
• The cloud is expected to reach Earth on Friday.
• The geomagnetic disturbances caused by the cloud are expected to be at levels G1–G2, corresponding to weak to moderate storms.
• The initial forecast of stronger G3-level storms has been revised downward.
• The solar flare activity peaked on August 25 with an M7.0 flare.
• The active region on the Sun that produced the flares is located at coordinates N03E05.

Points of divergence

• The initial forecast of G3-level storms was corrected, and the expected level is now G1–G2. — gazeta_spb
• The M7.0 solar flare occurred on August 25 at 13:02 Moscow time and lasted 41 minutes. — vm
• The active region on the Sun was previously considered 'sleeping'. — vesti
• Scientists advised people sensitive to weather to rest more, avoid overexertion, drink enough water, and reduce caffeine and alcohol intake during periods of solar activity from September 4–5 and 17–19. — gazeta_spb

Coverage (3 sources)

• A cloud of plasma is moving toward Earth after a series of solar flares - SPB Newspaper - Saint Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
• Scientists warned Russians about consequences of powerful solar flare — Вечерняя Москва
• A cloud of plasma is flying to Earth after strong flares on the Sun — Вести

Key entities

• Zemlya
• Sun
• RAS
• Laboratories of Solar Astronomy
• IKI
• Moscow
• Telegram channel
• IKI RAS
• Sun Activity
• SPB RU Newspaper - News of Saint Petersburg Scientists