Federal Agency Says a Second, If Weaker, Solar Storm Surge Is Likely Sunday

Federal Agency Says a Second, If Weaker, Solar Storm Surge Is Likely Sunday
The Northern lights fill the sky at the Bogus Basin ski resort in Boise, Idaho, on May 11, 2024. Kyle Green/AP Photo
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A U.S. government agency said a weaker repeat of Saturday’s powerful solar storm was likely on Sunday.

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said that “coronal mass ejections”—clouds of ejected solar plasma that can cause power grid irregularities and issues with high-frequency communications and global positioning systems—will slam into the Earth’s magnetic field and outer atmosphere until at least Sunday night.