Threatening the Internet .. A long solar tongue from the "Valley of Fire" hits the Earth

Astronomers have predicted a strong solar wind wave from what is known as the giant “Valley of Fire” in the sun that will reach the Earth today, Thursday, which will lead to a weak geomagnetic storm.

Scientists had assumed that this "solar wind" would collide with the Earth either yesterday, Wednesday, or today, Thursday.

According to the “SpiceWeather” website, for the first time, on July 12, solar watchers monitored solar tongues heading towards Earth, and on the 15th of the same month, a 12,400-mile-long (20,000 km) solar tongue shot out towards the bottom of the northern hemisphere of our planet, cutting nearly 238 , 880 miles (384,400 km) and sent its rays towards the planet Earth.

Solar tongues are huge arcs of electrified gases (or plasmas) that wind their way through the atmosphere depending on the magnetic field.

These tongues, which appear as giant magnetic tubes, can contain huge clumps of plasma, and are unstable, they can release explosive jets of solar wind called coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and some of them may head towards Earth.

But those who follow the trend of these tongues said that it is fortunate that it is weak, as it was classified as a solar storm only, although it has the ability to cause fluctuations in power networks and affect some functions of satellites, including those of mobile devices and “G” systems. PS", but not significantly.

"The long, snake-like tongues blasted their way out of the sun in a stunning display," space weather physicist Tamitha Skov wrote on Twitter.

Then she continued, "It will be difficult to predict the magnetic direction of this solar storm directed at Earth."

And "Live Science" previously reported that intense magnetic storms can disrupt our planet's magnetic field and greatly disrupt the work of satellites.

Some scientists have warned that intense magnetic storms could disrupt the Internet.

It usually takes about 15 to 18 hours for the magnetic force to contact Earth, according to the US Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center, but it can move slower and take longer to arrive.

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