Current Solar Activity Spikes Do Not Pose a Direct Threat to Earth

Current solar activity spikes do not pose a direct threat to Earth

Current increases in solar activity do not pose a direct threat to Earth, and an upcoming magnetic storm is being driven by factors unrelated to recent solar flares, according to Maria Abunina, head of the Space Weather Forecast Center at the Space Research Institute (IKIRAN). The assessment follows reports from the Laboratory of Solar Astronomy at the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IKI RAN) regarding a sharp rise i…