Sun Unleashes 17 Flares in 24 Hours as 2 M-Class Blasts Raise X-Class Risk
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Updated · www1.ru · Jun 30
Sun Unleashes 17 Flares in 24 Hours as 2 M-Class Blasts Raise X-Class Risk
3 articles · Updated · www1.ru · Jun 30
Summary
Two M-class flares hit on June 30—the first since June 21—with an M1.3 event lasting nearly two hours and an M1.4 flare lasting 39 minutes.
Seventeen flares were recorded over the past 24 hours, up from eight the previous day and five the day before, signaling a sharp acceleration in solar activity.
Earth-facing sunspot groups are drawing scrutiny because corona images show two active regions linked by a complex magnetic structure that is exchanging energy and storing more of it.
Scientists say the M-class flares alone do not guarantee a geomagnetic storm; Earth would need a plasma ejection directed at the planet.
The Solar Astronomy Laboratory had already warned that, with active centers in this position, an X-class flare within two to three days could strike Earth frontally.