It said it was now back to normal. The cause is not yet known but it comes after a solar flare this week, which scientists said could cause some disruptions to satellites, communications and power on Earth over the next day or so.
That's what the University of Alaska's Geophysical Institute is predicting, saying the giant eruption — technically not a solar flare, despite Internet buzz — will mean a larger-than- usual viewing range for the northern lights Wednesday night.
By Paul Quintaro On Tuesday, an unusually large solar flare exploded from the surface of the sun. That explosion put a tremendous amount of solar material into space, material which is on a collision course with the Earth.
This morning, a massive solar flare was caught live by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. Though the flare is quite large (a M2.5, or medium-sized flare, in terms of energy), it isn't expected to alter the weather here
It's only a coincidence but our current heatwave comes on the heels of a massive explosion on the sun.
