Solar storm caused auroras in Dominican Republic

Last night, due to a solar storm, aurora borealis was recorded in many northern hemisphere countries. Interestingly, a faint aurora was also captured from El Limón beach, located in Samaná, Dominican Republic, according to Jean Suriel.

According to the weather analyst, this is the second time this year that auroras have been seen in the Caribbean since May.

Suriel explained that the sun has released a series of the most intense solar flares, known as X-class flares, this week.

In addition, he said coronal mass ejections are large clouds of ionized gas called plasma and magnetic fields that erupt from the sun’s outer atmosphere.

“When these explosions are directed at Earth, they can cause geomagnetic storms or major disturbances of the Earth’s magnetic field,” he emphasized in the post on his social networks.

He added that energized particles from coronal mass ejections reach Earth’s magnetic field, interact with gases in the atmosphere, and create different-colored lights in the sky.

“There is currently no direct threat to humanity because the Earth’s magnetic field protects us, but it can disrupt communications, the power grid and satellite operations,” he concluded.