{"id":247589,"date":"2026-01-20T06:55:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T06:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/247589\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T06:55:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T06:55:07","slug":"northern-lights-dazzle-us-europe-amid-intense-solar-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/247589\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern lights dazzle US, Europe amid intense solar storm"},"content":{"rendered":"

An intense geomagnetic\u00a0storm\u00a0triggered the possibility of northern lights<\/a> being sighted across Canada<\/a>\u00a0and the northern half of the United States<\/a>\u00a0on Monday night, along with parts of Europe, including Germany<\/a>, Switzerland<\/a>and Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

‘Rare’ geostorm showers Earth<\/p>\n

The solar storm \u2014\u00a0which is the largest in over two decades\u00a0\u2014\u00a0is the outcome of a mass eruption of charged particles that left the sun on Sunday and are forecasted to arrive Monday and Tuesday, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).<\/p>\n

A geomagnetic storm is a major disturbance in Earth’s magnetic field due to a solar storm. Monday night’s storm was\u00a0“very rare,” NOAA said.<\/p>\n

\"Northern lights over Berlin, photographed from an airplaneImage: Juliane Sonntag\/IMAGO<\/p>\n

The geostorm acquired G4 conditions at 7:38 pm GMT (8:38 pm CET)\u00a0 on Monday, putting it in the second-highest category, the agency added.<\/p>\n

Spaceweather, an astronomy platform,\u00a0reported that the ejection cloud covered the distance from the sun to the earth in nearly 25 hours. Usually, a similar cloud would take three to four days to make the journey.<\/p>\n

\"AuroraThe Northern Lights were clearly visible in many places in the NetherlandsImage: Josh Walet\/SIPA\/picture alliance<\/p>\n

Shawn Dahl, a service coordinator at NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center, said that the last solar radiation storm of this magnitude hit the earth in 2003.<\/p>\n

Solar radiation storms<\/a> can risk affecting objects in space and satellite operations. The phenomenon could also cause issues with voltage.<\/p>\n

Where were the Northern lights visible?<\/p>\n

On Monday Night, the northern lights \u2014\u00a0 also known as aurora borealis \u2014\u00a0 graced the skies in several parts of Germany,\u00a0 the German Weather Service (DWD) said.<\/p>\n

The storm’s strength led to the hues of Auroras being visible as far south as the Alps.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe aurora borealis seen on the horizon in Ukraine’s Lviv region.Image: Artur Abramiv\/ZUMA\/picture alliance<\/p>\n

Meanwhile in the US, the NOAA said those in northern and central states of the continental US “can look for the aurora if at night and should weather conditions permit.”<\/p>\n

The green, red and purple hues of the rare\u00a0lights could also be visible as far south as Alabama to northern California, the agency added.<\/p>\n

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