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Severe solar storm expected on May 10, triggering auroras

Mint — May 10, 2024, 07:00 AM UTC

Summary: NOAA's SWPC issued a G4 Geomagnetic Storm alert, the first since 2005. Five coronial mass ejections are expected to hit Earth from May 10-12, potentially causing geomagnetic storms and visible auroras in the US, Canada, and northern Europe. The storm may disrupt infrastructure and trigger spectacular aurora displays. NASA also captured solar flares on May 7-8. Livemint is now the fastest-growing news website globally.

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    Met Office issues 'red alert' for Northern Lights tonight (Wales Online)
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    Northern Lights may be visible over Ireland tonight (Dublin Live)
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    New Northern Lights alert for Scotland, track with phone notifications (Edinburgh Live)
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    Extreme solar storms create stunning auroras for Mother's Day (Space.com)
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    Intense solar storms create stunning aurora display in Ladakh (News18)
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    Cloud cover hindered Northern Lights viewing in Greater Manchester (Manchester Evening News)
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    Solar storm creates dazzling auroras, may impact power grids (CNN)
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    Aurora australis visible tonight due to geomagnetic storms (ABC News)
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    Global light show from solar storm, minor disruptions reported (The Associated Press)
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    Strong solar storm causes stunning auroras, potential disruptions (RTE.ie)
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    Solar storm creates stunning aurora in Ladakh's Hanle, India (Hindustan Times)
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    Strongest solar storm in 20 years creates stunning auroras (Business Recorder)
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    Solar storm creates stunning Northern Lights in UK and Europe (The Independent)
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    Northern Lights illuminate Coventry due to geomagnetic storm (Coventry Live)
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    Northern lights seen across UK, Europe, and hemisphere (The Guardian)
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    No risk to astronauts on ISS during solar storm (CNN)
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    Strong solar storm could produce northern lights in Canada (CP24)
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    Solar storm may bring northern lights to US, power disruptions (The Associated Press)
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    Northern Lights possible in UK due to solar storm (The Guardian)
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    Severe G4 geomagnetic storm forecasted for northern US on Friday (Business Insider)
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    Historic solar storm could cause widespread disruptions tonight (Daily Mail)
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    Solar storms may create auroras and disrupt communications on Earth (CNN)
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    Severe solar storm threatens power grids and navigation systems (The Straits Times)
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    Severe geomagnetic storm expected today, first in 20 years (Gizmodo)
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    Powerful solar storm approaching Earth, may disrupt technology and health (Mint)
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    Severe solar storm to bring Northern Lights to UK (The Independent)
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    Taiwan expects limited disruptions from severe solar storm (Focus Taiwan)
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    BOM warns of severe geomagnetic storm hitting Earth (ABC News)
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    Severe geomagnetic storm watch issued by US NOAA (News18)
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    Earth faces severe geomagnetic storms from five solar eruptions (India Today)
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    Severe geomagnetic storm may spark widespread auroras over Canada (The Weather Network)
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    4 solar bursts may enhance auroras, impact technology, grid (Space.com)
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    Massive sunspot triggers powerful X-class flare, causing radio blackouts (Livescience.com)
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    Sunspot AR3664 erupts with colossal X-class solar flare (Space.com)
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    Massive sunspot releases three CMEs towards Earth (Republic World)
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    Earth faces geomagnetic storms from Sun's eruptions (India Today)
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    Giant sunspot AR3664 threatens Earth with colossal solar eruptions (India Today)
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    Aurora alert issued for Australians due to geomagnetic storm (Glam Adelaide)
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    China predicts strong solar flares, minimal impact on Earth (Xinhua)
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    Solar flares causing radio blackouts, potential geomagnetic storm tomorrow (ScienceAlert)
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    Chinese satellite detects over 100 solar white-light flares (China Daily)
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    Sun emits X1.6 solar flare, causing radio blackout (News9 LIVE)
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    Colossal solar flares hit Earth, causing radio blackouts (Space.com)
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    Record-breaking 'global auroras' on Mars due to solar activity (Livescience.com)
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    M-Class Solar Flare Causes Radio Blackout Over Pacific Ocean (Times Now)
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    Rare solar flares erupted, hinting at solar cycle peak (7NEWS)
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    Rare simultaneous solar flares on April 23, 2024 (The Indian Express)
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