Scientists have warned of new and powerful solar storm will hit Earth this week, days after strong eruptions from Sun that affected our planet. According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), there is a 60 per cent chance that the solar storm will hit Earth on Tuesday (May 14) with a lower possibility on Wednesday as well. The X handle of NASA Sun and Space also shared the news, saying the M6.6-class (not as strong as last week’s) solar flare erupted on May 13.The Sun has been releasing powerful flares, which contain large quantities of charged particles that have accelerated in speed and increased in number due to intense magnetic activity on its surface – part of its 11-year solar cycle.NOAA said it is a G2-class geomagnetic storm, which is of “Moderate” intensity. These occur about 600 times per solar cycle. They may cause transformer damage at high latitudes, and power systems may experience voltage alarms.
