Powerful geomagnetic storm hits Earth

A strong geomagnetic storm has begun affecting Earth, TASS reports, citing the Institute of Applied Geophysics.

“The geomagnetic storm continues,” the institute said. According to space weather monitoring, the disturbance level of Earth’s magnetic field is currently G3. 

The storm’s intensity is measured on a five-point scale, with G5 classified as “extremely strong” and G1 as “weak.”

By Jeyhun Aghazada