On Sunday, May 7, scientists registered a class M 1 flare on the Sun.. 5, of medium strength, which led to short-term radio outages on Earth. But the problems don't end there..

According to Space. com, the flare was accompanied by a coronal mass ejection (CME) that flies directly towards the Earth. It is expected to reach our planet on the morning of May 10 and lead to a medium to powerful magnetic storm..

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In particular, it can cause strong auroras on Earth, which can be observed much further south than usual..

Solar flares are bright flashes of electromagnetic radiation that release sunspots, and CMEs are emissions of plasma and magnetized particles from the Sun that move much more slowly through space.. Solar flares that reach Earth can cause communication outages, and CMEs lead to auroras. Although they do not necessarily occur simultaneously, the brightest solar flares often coincide with CMEs..

Magnetic storms are disturbances of the Earth's geomagnetic field with different duration and intensity.. They are associated with the streams of charged particles that the Sun throws out.. Magnetic storms can cause disruptions in communication, as well as affect the well-being of the elderly and weather-dependent people.. In particular, they may experience headache, dizziness, nausea, joint pain, fatigue, insomnia.

Recall that on April 21, a “slow” coronal mass ejection reached the Earth.. Usually such plasma flows take several days to reach the Earth, this one flew to the planet for a week.