The peak of solar activity will be reached in 2023-2024. The corresponding statement was made by the chief researcher of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences Sergey Bogachev.
The physicist noted that solar activity rises and falls in a certain rhythm, and the full cycle of its rise and fall lasts 11 years, radio reports. Sputnik.
Changes occur regularly, so it is quite easy to predict them. Solar activity will reach its maximum values at the end of this year and the beginning of next year.
This will be expressed in a large number of flares and magnetic storms. And people with sensitive skin should take care of the measures of protection against ultraviolet radiation.
A super-powerful flare on the Sun was recorded on March 6 – it left the inhabitants of North and South America without broadcasting. Since the beginning of the year, solar activity has greatly increased – only in January there were several very intense flares.
On March 24, experts reported that the Earth was covered by one of the most powerful magnetic storms in recent years.