Giant hole emerging in Sun's atmosphere poses more threat to Earth

Earth is set to experience a double blow from the sun as it is by two solar eruptions.

What is meant here is a stream of solar wind from a hole in the sun's atmosphere and a cloud of charged particles known as a coronal mass ejection (CME), according to Newsweek.

On September 28, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) released an alert noting that a “moderate” geomagnetic storm was expected on October 1.

A geomagnetic storm is a name given to the disruption of Earth's magnetic field by solar activity. This disruption can have many effects on our planet and modern technology, including radio communication disruption and power grid issues.

The SWPC said the storm could cause some high-frequency radio signal fading at high latitudes, increased drag on low-Earth orbit satellites, and auroras in some northern US states like New York, Washington, and Wisconsin.