Space weather forecasters say a severe solar storm heading to Earth could stress power grids even more as the U.S. deals with major back-to-back hurricanes.

For the second time in as many weeks, a “severe” geomagnetic storm produced a dazzling northern lights show, on Thursday, for millions of stargazers in the United States and around the world. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center,

NOAA warns a severe solar storm is heading toward Earth, potentially disrupting energy grids and radio signals.

A powerful solar storm is racing towards our planet, expected to hit Earth October 10, 2024 and a radiant comet is appears near the Sun.

NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder has issued a rare warning that power grids, satellite companies and telecommunications systems should brace for possible disruptions.

Planes flying at high altitude or close to the Earth’s magnetic poles also experience disruptions in the communications systems during geomagnetic storms. As the severity of a geomagnetic storm increases, so, too, does the risk of disruption to the electrical and electronic components of high-altitude systems like planes and satellites.

The timing of the storm should provide a great show for Europe, but those in North America could also see the dazzling lights if the storm persists into nighttime.

Predicted to bring the northern lights as far south as parts of California and Alabama, a large coronal mass ejection from the sun collided with our planet Thursday morning

The storm is classified as a level 4, meaning it's the second-highest level on the SWPC's geomagnetic storm scale, which ranges from 1 to 5. Severe solar storms have the potential