Dark plasma flares, also called "cold" solar flares, have a 60% chance of causing radio blackouts on Earth this week, the Daily Mail reported, citing data from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
"The eruption could disrupt radio, aviation and satellite communications if it occurs at least until Friday (July 26)," the newspaper said. According to NOAA data cited in the publication, the probability of disruption of radio communications on Earth due to eruptions reaches 60%.
So-called "cold" solar flares with a lower temperature than "warm" ones became the subject of serious research by astrophysicists only in the last decade. It turns out that they have at least as much microwave radiation as warm solar flares, and also produce higher peak frequencies of gyrosynchrotron radiation—the exact form of radiation responsible for the intensity and destructiveness of the flare's radio output. | BGNES
