Northern Lights could be visible TODAY as ‘red alert’ issued & Met Office shares space weather forecast
have issued a "red alert" - meaning aurora will be visible by eye and camera from anywhere in the UK.weather department says there remains "enhancement to the aurora is likely into early May 18" in the Northern Hemisphere.Brits receive major free TV upgrade with 5 live channels - are you eligible?
The NOAA said the G5 geomagnetic storm, which is considered extreme and is the strongest level of geomagnetic storm, hit earth on Thursday. The cause of this storm was a "large, complex" sunspot cluster and is 17 times the diameter of earth, with the last storm with a G5 rating hitting earth in October 2003, causing power outages in Sweden.Aurora displays occur when charged particles collide with gases in the Earth's atmosphere around the magnetic poles.
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