On the Sun there was the strongest flare since 2017. This was reported in the weather center "Phobos".
Flash intensity X2.8 recorded at about 20:00 Moscow time on Thursday, December 14.
The last time a flare of such strength on the Sun was recorded six years ago.
Such a phenomenon usually precedes magnetic storms. They are expected on Saturday, December 16.
Earlier wrote, when the capital of Russia will cover a powerful snowfall. Precipitation will fall as early as the evening of December 14.