A huge geomagnetic storm hit the Earth

A huge geomagnetic storm began to hit the Earth. The phenomenon caused disruptions in the work of satellites and electrical networks, as well as stunning auroras, AFRP reported.
The first of several coronal mass ejections (CMEs) — large ejections of plasma and magnetic fields from the Sun — arrived in the early afternoon EST, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center (NOAA) said.
Strong geomagnetic storms are expected to continue in the coming days as the Sun nears the peak of its 11-year cycle of increased activity.
"We've notified all the infrastructure operators that we're coordinating with, like the satellite operators, the communications people and of course the power grid here in North America," said forecaster Sean Dahl.
The US Federal Aviation Administration said it does not expect significant impacts to the national airspace system due to the potential geomagnetic storm.
Unlike solar flares, which travel at the speed of light and reach Earth in about eight minutes, KMs travel at a relatively slower speed, with official figures currently averaging 800 kilometers per second.
At one point, there were as many as seven KM in transit originating from a sunspot cluster that is 16 times wider than our planet, but it is not entirely clear how they merged on their way./BGNES