The weekend's historic geomagnetic storm gave way to the mesmerising, twinkling display of the Northern Lights in the US. Ultimately, the resulting historic geomagnetic storm activity peaked at Level 5 “extreme” conditions. Northern Lights displays to fade out as geomagnetic storm starts to waneThis warning expired on Monday morning once the magnetic storm started to wane. This severe geomagnetic storm is the worst since 2005 and is forecasted to continue throughout the weekend.”Also read | Hamas blasts Joe Biden for saying ceasefire possible if hostages are released: ‘We consider it a setback’SpaceX founder Elon Musk tweeted later that day, addressing how the geomagnetic storm had impacted Starlink satellites. “Major geomagnetic solar storm happening right now.

Source: Hindustan Times May 13, 2024 23:52 UTC