May 2024 solar storms
Start of the May 2024 solar storms, the most powerful set of geomagnetic storms since the 2003 Halloween solar storms.
In context
- When
- Friday, May 10 20242 years ago
- Category
- Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Era
- 21st century · 2020s
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At a glance
Dates: From 2024-05-10.
Type: geomagnetic storm.
What came before
Part of: Solar cycle 25.
What happened
Impact The storm compressed the Earth's subsolar magnetopause from higher than 10 R E down to 5 R E [ 1 ] [ 2 ] . Significant geoelectric fields were generated across Europe during the sudden commencement of the geomagnetic storm , with notable amplitudes extending into mid- to low-latitude regions (~57° N), which is unusual for such strong responses. However,
The solar storms of May 2024 were a series of powerful solar storms with extreme solar flares and geomagnetic storm components that occurred from 10 to 13 May 2024 during solar cycle 25. Different names have been used for the event in different regions, including 2024 Mother's Day Storm , the Gannon storm, Han Anniversary Storm, and Victory Day Storm. Only a small fraction of the strongest geomagnetic storms of recent decades have acquired names commonly used by the scientific community,
May 10 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
- 19971997 Qayen earthquake
- 1997Moment magnitude scale
- 2002Robert Hanssen
- 2005Vladimir Arutyunian
- 2005Grenade
- 2012Suicide attack
- 201210 May 2012 Damascus bombings
- 2013One World Trade Center
- 2017Syrian civil war
- 2022Elizabeth II
- 2024May 2024 solar storms
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- August 10Israel Defense ForcesIsrael strikes Al-Tabaeen school in eastern Gaza City, killing at least 80 Palestinians.
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When did May 2024 solar storms happen?
May 10 2024 — 2 years ago, on a Friday.
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