{"id":13880,"date":"2026-08-31T11:01:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T05:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=13880"},"modified":"2026-08-31T15:22:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T09:52:36","slug":"what-is-a-solar-flare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/what-is-a-solar-flare\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Flare"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Solar Flare Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, scientists have found small, short-lived brightenings in the Sun\u2019s atmosphere that appear in the hours before a major solar flare erupts and cluster around the very spot where the flare later occurs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Solar Flare<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A solar flare is a <\/span><b>tremendous explosion on the Sun<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that happens when energy stored in &#8216;twisted&#8217; magnetic fields (usually above sunspots) is suddenly released.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A flare appears as a sudden, intense brightening of a region on the Sun<\/span><b>, lasting several minutes to hours.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a <\/span><b>matter of just a few minutes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, they heat the material to many millions of degrees and produce a burst of <\/span><b>radiation across the electromagnetic spectrum<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including from radio waves to x-rays and gamma rays.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are five different classes of solar flares<\/span><b>: A, B, C, M, and X<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">;<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><b>X-class flares:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These <\/span><b>are the biggest;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> they are major events that can trigger radio blackouts around the whole world and long-lasting radiation storms in the upper atmosphere.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>M-class flares:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These are medium-sized; they <\/span><b>generally cause brief radio blackouts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that affect Earth&#8217;s Polar Regions. Minor radiation storms sometimes follow an M-class flare.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>C-class flares:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These are small with few noticeable consequences here on Earth. At its peak, a C-class flare is ten times less powerful than an M-class flare.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>B-class flares:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These are ten times smaller or weaker than C-class flares.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>A-class flares:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These are at least ten times less intense than B-class flares, with no noticeable consequences on Earth.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Effect of Solar Flare on Earth<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The intense radiation emitted during a solar flare <\/span><b>can affect satellite communications,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> disrupt radio signals, and even pose a risk to astronauts in space.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, the increased solar <\/span><b>radiation can lead to geomagnetic storms,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which may impact power grids and cause auroras (northern and southern lights) at lower latitudes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/new-study-captures-suns-early-warning-signs-before-solar-flares\/article71407804.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Solar Flare is an intense burst of radiation coming from the release of magnetic energy associated with sunspots. 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