Thailand’s Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) says that the solar storm that the country is facing is the strongest in 20 years.
The GISTDA has been actively monitoring the solar phenomenon since coronal mass ejections (CMEs) last weekend.
The CMEs have happened six or seven times already, causing solar winds to travel to earth at the speed of up to 835 kilometres per second.
The GISTDA says the geomagnetic storms were up to the highest level of G5 (extreme) on the G1 (minor) to G5 levels on the NOAA Geomagnetic Storm Scale.
At this level, the GPS services and satellite communication services could be disrupted. Radio frequency services that use HF/VHF/UHF frequencies and power grid systems could also be affected.
The last largest solar storm occurred in late October 2003, called the Halloween solar storm.
Read the news HERE.
