IMAGE ultraviolet image of the Aurora Borealis on 15 July 2000
Type
Geomagnetic storm
Formed
14 July 2000 (2000-07-14)
Dissipated
16 July 2000 (2000-07-16)
Damage
Minor satellite and terrestrial power transformer damage
Areas affected
Worldwide
Part of Solar cycle 23
The Bastille Day solar storm was a powerful solar storm on 14-16 July 2000 during the solar maximum of solar cycle 23. The storm began on the national day of France, Bastille Day. It involved a solar flare, a solar particle event, and a coronal mass ejection which caused a severe geomagnetic storm.[1][2]
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