Efeitos da tempestade geomagnética

Créditos: NOAA, JoElla Carman / NBC news

Devido à atividade solar, e à tempestade geomagnética que se seguiu, existiram algumas perturbações nas redes elétricas, na internet, e no GPS, mas foi pouca coisa, e esporádica.

The X flare is producing strong radio blackout (R3) conditions over most of Asia, E. Europe and E. Africa. pic.twitter.com/c3kQzpgVps

— Keith Strong (@drkstrong) May 10, 2024

We are suffering from an R3 (strong) radio blackout storm affecting frequencies below about 10 MHz. Transpolar flights are probably being cancelled or diverted. pic.twitter.com/7kSE7TI2se

— Keith Strong (@drkstrong) May 11, 2024

R3-Level (Strong) radio blackout caused below 10 MHz by the recent X-flare. It was mainly over the western Pacific and eastern Asia. Note the Arctic region is also affected, so probably trans-polar flights have been cancelled or diverted. pic.twitter.com/x23xyl6PKv

— Keith Strong (@drkstrong) May 14, 2024

RADIO BLACKOUT FOR MOST OF NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA. An X8 flare – the largest flare so far during solar cycle 25 – is in progress as I type this. Radio communications below 10 MHz are being affected throughout the western hemisphere. Polar regions also suffering an R3 storm. pic.twitter.com/2wwkdwseHH

— Keith Strong (@drkstrong) May 14, 2024

RADIO COMMUNICATIONS BLACKOUT BELOW 7 MHz.
The flare is drowning out radio signals over most of Europe, Africa, and western Asia. pic.twitter.com/UuedAAEguC

— Keith Strong (@drkstrong) May 15, 2024

Em termos de satélites (como a rede Starlink, de Elon Musk), tudo também se passou bem: não parece ter havido danos.
No entanto, por motivos económicos, as empresas costumam guardar segredo, caso tenham existido alguns problemas. Por isso, não podemos ter a certeza absoluta.

Major geomagnetic solar storm happening right now. Biggest in a long time. Starlink satellites are under a lot of pressure, but holding up so far. pic.twitter.com/TrEv5Acli2

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 11, 2024