"June Solar Storms to Illuminate Northern Skies with Auroras"
TL;DR
A powerful X1.4-class solar flare from sunspot AR3697 caused radio blackouts across the U.S. and Western Europe. The flare, originating from a sunspot previously known as AR3664, also released a coronal mass ejection (CME) that may impact Earth between May 31 and June 1, potentially triggering a G2 geomagnetic storm and visible auroras in northern U.S. states.
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- US Radio Blackouts As Historic Sunspot Fires Off 'Remarkable' X-Flare Newsweek
- That giant sunspot that supercharged auroras on Earth? It's back and may amp up the northern lights with June solar storms. Space.com
- Solar Storm Could Indicate More Auroras Coming - Videos from The Weather Channel The Weather Channel
- Northern Lights may return to New England in early June. What to know. The Providence Journal
- Aurora display could return to Northeast, upstate New York in June Times Union
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