Residents of Murmansk, Arkhangelsk and Leningrad regions, as well as Karelia and St. Petersburg will be able to see the Northern Lights on New Year's Eve. Leading expert at the Phobos weather center, Mikhail Leus, spoke about this on his Telegram channel.
Forecasters point out that as early as December 28, the chances of seeing the aurora on New Year's Eve are slim. However, these opportunities have now increased.
Leus also draws attention to the fact that an increase in flare activity has been recorded on the Sun in recent days.
At the same time, researchers from the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Institute of Space Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences statedthat the recurrence of solar flares does not necessarily mean the occurrence of magnetic storms on Earth. According to their data, at most 1 notable flare out of 10 will result in a magnetic storm.
