ALBAWABA - NASA reported that a massive coronal hole recently opened across the Sun's circumference, further letting out an alarmingly fast stream of solar wind reaching speeds up to 800 km/s, towards the Earth causing concern and panic across social media.
The matter in question also sparked debate among scientists about its possible effect on Earth, since it can lead to geomagnetic storms causing disturbance for satellite operations and electrical systems. Moreover, these geometrical disturbances can also result in lower magnetic latitudes.
Massive coronal hole opens in the sun, heads towards Earth
Despite earthquake concerns from social media users, it's been scientifically proven that a fast stream of solar wind towards the Earth, doesn't cause any earthquakes.
On the contrary, one social media user wrote on Musk's X (formerly known as Twitter), "When it’s Earth-facing like this one, and when it’s HUGE like this…we should expect beautiful auroras and maybe some technological disruptions."
They added, "Tomorrow is a Full Moon as well…so combine that with the chance of a large geomagnetic storm from this solar wind…and it’ll be a great time to super charge your manifestations."
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a coronal hole is a dark area that can appear at any time and location on the sun. They emit ultraviolet and X-ray radiation but are formed of cool and tenuous plasma spread by magnetic fields.
