Sansa warns of severe solar storm risk in next 24 hours

Sansa warns of severe solar storm risk in next 24 hours

The South African National Space Agency (Sansa) has warned that geomagnetic storm activity is expected to intensify over the next 24 hours following a powerful solar eruption that sent a cloud of charged plasma towards Earth. According to Sansa’s Space Weather Centre, the disturbance was triggered by a long-duration X1.9-class solar flare that erupted from…

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Tropical Storm Melissa, forecast to become major hurricane, barrels toward Jamaica and Cuba

Tropical Storm Melissa, forecast to become major hurricane, barrels toward Jamaica and Cuba

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to intensify into a hurricane in the Caribbean on Saturday, bringing with it catastrophic flash flooding and potential landslides. The slow-moving storm is already responsible for the deaths of at least three people in Haiti. Meteorologists warn the storm could become a Category 4 hurricane, bringing major rainfall and destructive…

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