On Thursday, solar winds will reach the northern part of the Earth as a result of a dead spot on the sun’s surface, with warnings issued about the implications of this event. Sunspots arise from magnetic activity on the sun and generally have lower temperatures than the sun's surface. These spots, which appear during the sun's most active years, emit what are known as solar winds that carry plasma and particles into space; plasma is an ionized gas composed of electrically charged particles.
The British newspaper “Daily Mail” reported that the dead sunspot, named "AR2987," has released solar winds moving at millions of kilometers per hour. It was believed that this spot was dead and no longer active, but this turned out to be inaccurate as it exploded on Monday.
When these winds reach Earth's magnetic field, they will collide with it, causing the northern lights, which are green in color. This time, the northern lights will be visible outside polar regions, such as Michigan and Maine in America, and in northern Britain, including Scotland and parts of northern England. The elevated level of solar activity could lead to what is known as a G1-class magnetic storm. The newspaper noted that this storm would cause some fluctuations in power grids, as well as limited disruptions in Global Positioning System (GPS) signals.
