Following the eruption of an X-class solar flare, shortwave radio blackouts were observed over southern Africa, the area illuminated by the sun at the time of the outburst. These radio disruptions, ...
Despite low Kp predictions, there’s still a possibility ... at 2:30 a.m. EST (0730 GMT), the sun unleashed an M9.45-class solar flare from a region just beyond the northeast limb.