Powerful solar flares recorded, strongest since beginning of 2026
They triggered geomagnetic storms.
On January 12 at 3:28 a.m. Ufa time, two M-class solar flares occurred. According to scientists from the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the first flare lasted seven minutes, while the second lasted 99 minutes. The latter was the most powerful flare recorded since the start of 2026.
According to experts from the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the flare occurred on the far side of the Sun. It was detected because the source was located just beyond the solar horizon. These events triggered geomagnetic storms. In Ufa, geomagnetic activity at the G2 level, considered moderate, is expected on the first official working day.
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