The most powerful flare of 2025 occurred on the Sun

The maximum radiation was recorded on February 23 at 22:20 Moscow time, according to the Institute of Applied Geophysics (IFG) named after E.K. Fedorov. In the middle of the day, three M-class outbreaks have already been recorded, including the M4.9 level, which is considered a major event. The flash site is located in the western part of the star in the group of spots 4001 (N25W86) only at an angle of 20 degrees to the Earth. The duration of the outbreak was 12 minutes. “This is considered potentially dangerous,” the Fedorov IPG said. The impact on the planet, if confirmed, will occur on Tuesday or Wednesday of the coming week. The Institute of Applied Geophysics promised to clarify the forecast for the Earth during the first half of Monday afternoon. So far, there is no information about the release of solar plasma towards our planet. But usually solar flares of this level are accompanied by the release of charged particles. Clouds of plasma reaching the Earth can trigger magnetic storms. Magnetic storms can cause weakness, pressure surges and headaches in weather-dependent people. “The forecast of the geomagnetic environment is therefore unchanged and maintained in the green zone. The risks of heavy particles are also minimal, the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of IKI and ISZF RAS said. According to this source of scientific information, the flash of the highest score occurred on the Sun for the first time in almost 2.5 months. Solar flares are divided into five classes A, B, C, M and X depending on the power of X-rays. The minimum class A0.0 corresponds to the radiation power in Earth orbit of 10 nanowatts per square meter. The transition to the following letter describes a 10-fold increase in the power of a solar flare. “There was a case when due to a magnetic storm, a flock of flamingos landed in Irkutsk instead of Egypt,” said Maria Abunina, a leading researcher at Izmiran.

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