NOAA Satellites Detect Severe Solar Storm

NOAA Satellites Detect Severe Solar Storm

Between March 23–24, 2024, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellites, and others operated by international partners, observed numerous flares erupt from the sun, including a powerful X-class solar flare. Additionally, a surge of extremely hot plasma, known as a coronal mass ejection (CME), raced toward Earth resulting in geomagnetic storms and auroras. 

This CME reached our planet at 10:37 a.m. EDT (1437 GMT) on Sunday, March 24, 2024, triggering a severe G4-class geomagnetic storm, marking the most potent solar storm since 2017. However, according to a Geomagnetic Storm Watch from NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center, there was no reason for the public to be alarmed. 

Video Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NASA, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA)

Duration: 1 minute, 45 seconds

Release Date: March 28, 2024

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