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Recent advancements in space weather forecasting may soon enable scientists to predict the speed and arrival time of coronal mass ejections (CMEs), commonly known as space storms, according to a study led by an Indian-origin researcher...
It typically takes several days to arrive at Earth and results in a shock wave causing a geomagnetic storm that may disrupt Earths magnetosphere, compressing it on the day side and extending the night-side magnetic tail...
The team of Aberystwyth University in the UK has discovered that by analysing specific solar regions called Active Regions, they can forecast CMEs more precisely even before it has fully erupted from the Sun...
This insight allows us to predict the CMEs speed and, consequently, its arrival time on Earth, even before the CME has fully erupted, Gandhi said.. CMEs can trigger geomagnetic storms, causing aurorae and potentially disrupting satellites, power grids, and communication networks...
Understanding and using the critical height in our forecasts improves our ability to warn about incoming CMEs, helping to protect the technology that our modern lives depend on, Gandhi said..
