{"id":135613,"date":"2025-11-12T10:59:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T10:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/135613\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T10:59:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T10:59:25","slug":"gistda-reports-g4-level-geomagnetic-storm-strongest-in-years-but-thailand-remains-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/135613\/","title":{"rendered":"GISTDA reports G4-level geomagnetic storm \u2014 strongest in years, but Thailand remains safe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762945165_374_lg-webp.webp\" alt=\"GISTDA reports G4-level geomagnetic storm \u2014 strongest in years, but Thailand remains safe\" class=\"img-fluid w-100 showcaption-false\" style=\"width: 1300px; height: 731px;\" width=\"1300\" height=\"731\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n        <\/p>\n<p>The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) reported that on 11 November 2025, a powerful X5.1-class solar flare \u2014 one of the strongest categories \u2014 erupted from the Sun, releasing a massive coronal mass ejection (CME) directed toward Earth.<\/p>\n<p>Using its JASPER space weather forecasting system, GISTDA confirmed that the CME reached Earth between 11\u201312 November, triggering a G4-level severe geomagnetic storm, stronger than earlier forecasts.<\/p>\n<p>Global impacts<\/p>\n<p>The storm may cause auroras visible as far south as 45\u00b0 magnetic latitude, and could disrupt satellite communication, directional control, and orbital adjustments. High-frequency (HF) radio signals may experience temporary interference, and induced electric currents may affect pipelines carrying oil and gas.<\/p>\n<p>Thailand unaffected but advised to monitor<\/p>\n<p>According to GISTDA\u2019s JASPER analysis, Thailand remains safe from direct impact because of its low-latitude position and magnetic shielding. However, sectors involving satellite communication, aviation, and energy systems have been advised to maintain close monitoring.<\/p>\n<p>GISTDA stated it will continue to track the geomagnetic storm closely and provide timely updates should conditions change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) reported that on 11 November 2025, a powerful X5.1-class solar&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":135614,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[2476,31725,78674,61,60,78675,82,7629,17353],"class_list":["post-135613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-science","tag-breaking-news","tag-communication","tag-gistda","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-power-plant","tag-science","tag-solar","tag-solar-flares"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135613"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135613\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/135614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}