‘Cannibal’ Solar Blasts Could Trigger Major Geomagnetic Storms This Week

Just this morning, our host star unleashed one of the strongest solar flares of its current 11-year cycle. This barrage of solar activity could lead to a fast-moving eruption catching up with an earlier one, sending a combined blast—a “cannibal” coronal mass ejection—toward Earth in the next couple of days.

Since last week, the Sun has been pouring out streaks of powerful solar flares, or intense bursts of electromagnetic radiation. Experts have confirmed that multiple events…