I live in Upstate NY, I can recall maybe once or twice in my entire lifetime hearing about being able to see the aurora and now it seems to be happening at least every few months, lately..
This seems like a significant increase over a very short period of time.. why is this happening?
In: Planetary Science
There was a large solar storm a few days ago. The charged particles launched by the sun are just how hitting Earth.
We are leaving a solar maximum right now, part of an 11 year cycle where the sun goes through an increased period of activity
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