** geomagnetic storm weaker than expected

** Unlikely to affect the electrical networks, GPS, GPS:

expert

** some problems of communications in polar regions

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A solar storm that shakes

the Earth magnetic field on Thursday did not affect to the

satellites or electric, although it could systems

intensify until early on Friday, said experts

in space meteorology of United States.

Was initially expected that the geomagnetic storm that

emerged from the Sun was sufficiently strong to affect networks

electric, air traffic and navigation systems by

satellite.

But the scientists of the Government of United States the

Thursday changed his prediction about the intensity of the

storm, a large cloud of charged particles coming from

two solar flares.

“At this time, has been oriented in such a way that the effect

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NET on the field magnetic Earth has been

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minimized”, said Joseph Kunches, specialist in meteorology

space of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of

United States (NOAA for its acronym in English).

Kunches said that there were still some interruptions of

communication in the polar regions of the Earth that forced

on Wednesday the airlines change flight routes for

avoid problems. The storm probably won’t be what

strong enough to affect GPS systems, he added.

Solar storms such as hurricanes, have a system

rating, and G1 the less serious a G5 as

intense. The scientists initially expected a storm G3,

but on Thursday said that it had become a G1

“minor”.

“We are now seeing how is going to be resolved,” said Kunches,

Comparing the storm with a step goods train.

It is possible that there could be more solar interference. The

part of the sun which gave rise to the solar flares has been

quite quiet for 24 hours, but that could change,

said Kunches.

“Meteorologists are still suspecting that (the Sun) could

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produce more eruptive activity”, added.

But something that the storm could still produce are

some spectacular aurorae, said.

In the northern hemisphere, the aurora borealis can be

visible at high latitudes, as in the North of United States,

Although the full moon of March could hinder your vision.