Minor disruptions ahead.
The breaking filament has also sent a CME toward Earth, which is approaching rather slowly,. It is expected to arrive either on July 20th or 21st. Highly charged particles in the CMEs and solar flares can ionize the upper layers of the atmosphere that we use for GPS and radio communication. Therefore, radio blackouts are the most common effect of solar activity.
These predictions are based on mathematical models that astronomers have created after studying decades of solar data. However, these methods are not 100 percent accurate and solar weather can vary from these predictions. Recently, a geomagnetic storm caused by factors that are not usually observed by scientific instrumentsBeyond preparing for an eventuality of a radio blackout, there is little we can do for now, if the space weather turns bad.
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