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Two powerful X-class solar flares just days apart cause radio blackouts

Por: Newsweek Tech August 08, 2023

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Two massive X-class solar flares released over the past few days have caused radio blackouts across the Pacific Ocean.The first flare, on August 5, was measured as being an X1.6-class solar flare, and was released from sunspot AR3386, which also resulted in a coronal mass ejection being flung out into space. The second, released on August 7, was an X1.5-class flare.The flares hit the Earth and caused shortwave radio blackouts, with mariners and... + full article



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