VIIRS image showing the aurora borealis over the Northern Hemisphere on 10–11 May.
Type
Geomagnetic storm
Formed
10 May 2024 (2024-05-10)
Dissipated
13 May 2024 (2024-05-13)
Areas affected
Worldwide
Part of solar cycle 25
Peak Dst index of −412 nT and Ap-index of 271 on 11 May
The solar storms of May 2024 were a series of powerful solar storms with extreme solar flares and geomagnetic storm components that occurred from 10–13 May 2024 during solar cycle 25. The geomagnetic storm was the most powerful to affect Earth since March 1989[a], and produced aurorae at far more equatorial latitudes than usual in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.[1][2]
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^Ralls, Eric (10 May 2024). "Auroras expected all weekend across the U.S. as massive solar storm hits Earth". Earth.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
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