Experts on the subject gave several recommendations to citizens that might be affected by magnetic storms.
According to Uzhydromet, today, August 8, magnetic storms of magnitude 4 are expected in Tashkent from 11:00 to 14:00.
To mitigate the negative impact of magnetic storms on the body, it is recommended to include green foods and fish in the diet.
It is also noted that during magnetic storms, many people experience mild pain in the back of the head.
“During the indicated hours, it is advised to stay at home or inside a building,” Uzhydromet stressed.
A magnetic storm is a period of rapid magnetic field variation. It can last from hours to days.
Magnetic storms have two basic causes:
• The Sun sometimes emits a strong surge of solar wind called a coronal mass ejection. This gust of solar wind disturbs the outer part of the Earth’s magnetic field, which undergoes a complex oscillation. This generates associated electric currents in the near-Earth space environment, which in turn generates additional magnetic field variations – all of which constitute a “magnetic storm.”
• Occasionally, the Sun's magnetic field directly links with that of the Earth. This direct magnetic connection is not the normal state of affairs. When it occurs, charged particles traveling along magnetic field lines can easily enter the magnetosphere, generate currents, and cause the magnetic field to undergo time-dependent variation.
Sometimes the Sun emits a coronal mass ejection at a time when the magnetic field lines of the Earth and Sun are directly connected. When these events occur, one can experience a truly large magnetic storm.
