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Published: 2026/01/23 04:09:49
Teh international scientific community is on alert following a recent solar radiation storm, the most intense in over two decades. The event was confirmed by the U.S. Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), which classified it as a G4 geomagnetic storm - a category considered high severity on a scale of 1 to 5.
The storm originated from a powerful X-class solar flare, the most intense type of solar explosion. This eruption released a importent amount of energy and charged particles that traveled at high speeds, impacting Earth’s magnetosphere. According to the SWPC, the flare peaked on January 21, 2026, at 22:17 UTC.