Solar cycle 25 could be one of the strongest cycles in human history, in complete contradiction to NASA’s predictions. Solar flares will generate magnetic storms directed at Earth
NASA made a mistake with the forecast: solar flares will be frequent and give rise to magnetic storms directed at Earth / Photo: unsplash.com, www.space.com
Experts from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have predicted that the upcoming solar cycle will be just as weak. However, there is another prediction confirmed the opposite – the Sun will be very active.
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Solar cycle 25 may be one of the strongest in human history. The team published their predictions in the journal Solar Physics in November 2020. Since NOAA and NASA experts were puzzled as their prediction turned out to be wrong. At the same time, McIntosh and his colleagues watched the Sun do exactly what they expected.
For example, while NOAA and NASA predicted only 27 sunspots for December 2021, the Sun produced 67, more than double the estimate. And in May 2022, instead of the 37 sunspots predicted by NOAA and NASA, there were 97 producing solar flares and coronal mass ejections.
By the end of this year, the Sun will easily reach 115 sunspots per month, correspondingly there will be more magnetic storms. / Photo: gazeta.ru, www.sciencetimes.com
intensive solar activity caused geomagnetic storms on Earth, causing damage to satellites in orbit and causing auroras. The official forecast for the peak solar maximum, which is expected in April 2025, is 115 sunspots this month.
But if the curve follows the current trend, which reflects the forecast of Macintosh and his team, already By the end of this year, the Sun will easily reach 115 sunspots per month.and in two years will peak at over 210 sunspots per month.
It’s really wild that the sun continues to increase activity, – said McIntosh. – Month after month, it continues to increase. But let’s see. The sun sometimes does strange things, and tomorrow the cycle may collapse completely.
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Source: Segodnya
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