[SFDXA] THE CME HAS ARRIVED

Bill bmarx at bellsouth.net
Sun Apr 25 14:42:09 EDT 2021


*THE CME HAS ARRIVED:* A CME 
<https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2021/04/24/solar-tsunami-and-cme/> hit 
Earth's magnetic field on April 24th at 2307 UT, hours earlier than 
expected. A sudden discontinuity 
<https://www.spaceweather.com/images2021/24apr21/suddenjump2.jpg> in the 
solar wind speed and density heralded its arrival, followed by a sharp 
jolt in magnetometers around the world. Conditions are currently 
favorable for the development of G1-class 
<https://www.spaceweather.com/glossary/g1.jpg> geomagnetic storms as 
Earth moves through the CME's wake
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