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2017 Burst of X-class Solar Flares During Solar Minima

09/06/2017 by Eliana Mackley Leave a Comment

The first set of X-class Solar Flares to grace the year 2017 made its debut in September: A mega double X2.2 and X9.3-class flares surprised us.

The sun has issued its first X-class solar flare on September 6, 2017, and it is not a feeble flare. It was a double flare a mega X2.2 and an X9.3 flare, just one level short of a Carrington flare.

And then, on September 7, it burst an X1.3; only to repeat it on September 10, with an X8.2. And then it quieted way down, so unusually down that it has been registering below the normal low C-class normally observed during a Solar Minima phase.

These out-time, out-of-phase, and out-of-the-ordinary solar flares an X2.2 and an X9.3-class flare, and the CMEs are expected to arrive within 3 days, adding to the out-of-normal solar radiation the Earth’s magnetosphere seems to still have not been rid of since the last super active Solar Maxima phase. The other flares were aimed off Earth’s direction, but the CME still affects the interplanetary system adding to increased geomagnetic storm activity already in progress on Earth.

The sun as you know is on Solar Minima and that means that through the years solar minima means nearly zero solar activity. However, it hasn’t been so with this Solar Minima phase, we’ve had unprecedented solar activities since Solar Minima began, including an out-of-the-average M-class flare recently, plus strange anomalies such as magnetic storms up to the G-3’s, which are events not expected during Solar Minima. However, an X2.2 class flare and an X9.3 on the same day made the mark for out-of-the-ordinary occurrences, to join the array of anomalies the Earth has been experiencing recently mostly due to magnetic storms, which sources, for the most part, are still not clear.

Although this X2.2-class and X9.3 flares will generate some beautiful aurorae to be observed throughout the lower 48 states, it is a serious matter, as its CMEs will overload the Magnetosphere and possibly collapse the magnetic field, causing all the disruptions normally associated with highly charged magnetic storms. And, considering the swarms of earthquakes being experienced Earthwide, it is likely that a major earthquake will take place within the next 3 weeks, or the next 3 months. It usually does after the earth is thus heavily bombarded with solar radiation. Other disasters such as those that are weather-related are also known to accompany the aftermath of such strong solar flares. This could present a problem since Earth is already being devasted by major floods caused by hurricanes and other strong storms.

Here below are videos filmed by Solar Watcher, which show the areas of the globe most prone to be affected by the results of these mega solar flares. Please support Solar Watcher, subscribe to their website

CREDIT: solarwatcher.net

X9.3 Solar Flare (Sept 6, 2017)

X2.2 Solar Flare (Sept 6, 2017)

X1.3 Solar Flare (Sept 7, 2017)

X8.2 Solar Flare (Sept 10, 2017)

Image Credit: Laboratory of X-Ray, at Astronomy of the Sun, LPI
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