A strong flare occurred on the Sun

A powerful M-class flare was recorded on the Sun's surface on Thursday, as reported by specialists from the Institute of Applied Geophysics (FSBI "IPG") in an interview with TASS.

"On March 27 at 03:38 Moscow time (04:38 Baku time - editor's note) in the X-ray range in sunspot group 4043 (N13E46), an M2.1 flare with a duration of 34 minutes was registered," the institute's official statement notes.

According to the accepted classification, solar flares are ranked in five classes depending on the intensity of X-ray radiation: A, B, C, M, and X. The base class A0.0 corresponds to radiation with a power of 10 nW per square meter in our planet's orbit. When transitioning to each subsequent class, the power increases tenfold. Such flares are usually accompanied by ejections of solar plasma, which, upon reaching Earth's atmosphere, can cause magnetic disturbances.