{"id":58013,"date":"2024-05-11T16:36:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-11T16:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/noaa-upgrades-solar-storm-status-to-extreme-warns-of-geomagnetic-storm-impacts"},"modified":"2024-05-11T17:32:29","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T17:32:29","slug":"noaa-upgrades-solar-storm-status-to-extreme-warns-of-geomagnetic-storm-impacts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/noaa-upgrades-solar-storm-status-to-extreme-warns-of-geomagnetic-storm-impacts","title":{"rendered":"NOAA Upgrades Solar Storm Status to &#8216;Extreme,&#8217; Warns of Geomagnetic Storm Impacts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\u2019s Space Weather Prediction Center has updated the solar storm status on Earth to &#8220;Extreme&#8221;(G5), the highest possible level.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>According to the center\u2019s website, power systems and spacecraft operations may be impacted by the space weather conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The last G5 level storm to be registered was in October 2003 and resulted in power outages in Sweden and damaged transformers in South Africa, the website said.<\/p>\n<p>The Space Weather Prediction Center has forecasted that northern lights would possibly be visible in parts of the US.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\">Gambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\u2019s Space Weather Prediction Center has updated the solar storm status on Earth to &#8220;Extreme&#8221;(G5), the highest possible level. According to the center\u2019s website, power systems and spacecraft operations may be impacted by the space weather conditions. 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