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The Space Weather Prediction Center of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the British Met Office both issued advisories for mild and moderate solar s

Scientists have confirmed that several geomagnetic storms are going to hit Earth this week. Geomagnetic storms are caused by ejections of the solar corona into space, resulting in disturbances to the Earth's upper atmosphere and increased drag on objects in low orbits. "There is a chance of enhancements to the auroral oval at times during 13th and 14th March as a result of two Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) and a coronal hole high-speed stream arriving at Earth," the British Met Of...