Northern Lights LIVE: Auroras Illuminate The Night Sky Around The World | Solar Storm News | N18G

Northern Lights LIVE: Auroras Illuminate The Night Sky Around The World | Norther California | USA Today | CNBC TV18 Northern Lights in Minnesota as a strong solar storm is hitting Earth, producing northern lights in many areas across the USA A series of solar flares and coronal mass ejections have created dazzling auroras that may be seen as far south as Alabama and Northern California — but could also disrupt communications on Earth tonight and over the weekend. Scientists are warning an increase in solar flares and coronal mass ejections from the sun have the potential to disrupt communication on Earth into the weekend. Solar flares can affect communications and GPS almost immediately because they disrupt Earth’s ionosphere, or part of the upper atmosphere. Energetic particles released by the sun can also disrupt electronics on spacecraft and affect astronauts without proper protection within 20 minutes to several hours. An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth could produce northern li