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The effects of an exceptionally strong solar storm are expected to reach Earth this weekend, and could cause the Northern Lights to be visible over Vancouver Island.“CMEs are explosions of plasma and magnetic fields from the sun’s corona,” said NOAA in a release Friday.
Those explosions can cause geomagnetic storms if they are facing earth, according to NOAA, which is what is expected to occur this weekend.. It’s the first watch of its kind to be issued in almost 20 years, with the last being triggered in 2005. The solar storm could cause the Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, to reach Vancouver Island on Friday night,Strong geomagnetic storms are also capable of disrupting infrastructure on Earth, such as electric power grids, radios, navigation, communications and satellite operations.Sign up for the CHEK Now daily email newsletter to get breaking news and the day's top stories sent to your email.
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