In trying to find out what happened regarding the recent solar storm, I read this article in the Grauniad.
The article contained this paragraph (whose main points were repeated in the graphics here):
The article contained this paragraph (whose main points were repeated in the graphics here):
Why does the storm intensify as if moves from the sun towards the Earth? (I can see why it might not dissipate - the storms seems to be directional - but intensification is another matter.) Is this effect caused by the Earth's magnetic field?Forecasters at the US government's Space Weather Prediction Center said the storm is growing in intensity as it speeds outward from the sun. The charged particles hit Earth at 4 million mph (6.4 million kph).