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Geomagnetic storm begins as Earth enters plasma stream
A geomagnetic storm has begun on Earth.
It has reached Kp5+, the level reported by Russia’s Institute of Space Research.
The storm began after Earth entered a plasma stream.
The stream came from a coronal hole.
The announcement was made by the institute’s Laboratory of Solar Astronomy.
No further details about the storm’s duration or effects were given.
A geomagnetic storm has begun on Earth at level Kp5+.
The storm started after Earth entered a plasma stream from a coronal hole.
The Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences reported the event.
The report was published on November 8, 2026.
- Who
- Earth entered the plasma stream; the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences reported the storm.
- What
- A geomagnetic storm at level Kp5+ began.
- When
- November 8, 2026; the article was published at 00:27 UTC.
- Where
- On Earth.
- Why
- Earth entered a plasma stream from a coronal hole.
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- Storm level
- Kp5+
- Cause
- Earth entered a plasma stream from a coronal hole
- Reporting institution
- Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Publication time
- November 8, 2026, 00:27 UTC