Powerful solar flare causes radio blackout over Pacific
Published: Tue 25th February 2025 : 04:32 PM
Category: Global Emergencies
A powerful solar flare unleashed by the Sun on Sunday caused a radio blackout across parts of the Pacific Ocean, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.
The strong “X2.0-class” flare erupted from the Sun at about 7.30 pm GMT from a sunspot rotating out of view from the Earth, the agency said. A solar flare is an eruption of energy from the Sun lasting a few minutes to hours. Solar flares are ranked on a four-class scale designated with the letters M, C, B, and X, with X-class flares being the strongest. The number after the letter indicates the strength of the individual flare. Each succeeding class is less frequent and 10 times stronger than the previous one.