{"id":1314357,"date":"2025-10-31T11:17:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T09:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/a-red-level-magnetic-storm-has-hit-earth-how-to-make-yourself-feel-better\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T11:17:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T09:17:32","slug":"a-red-level-magnetic-storm-has-hit-earth-how-to-make-yourself-feel-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/a-red-level-magnetic-storm-has-hit-earth-how-to-make-yourself-feel-better\/","title":{"rendered":"A red-level magnetic storm has hit Earth: how to make yourself feel better"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>On Friday, October 31, a surge in solar activity is expected &#8211; a red-level geomagnetic storm with a K-index of 5. It can affect people&#8217;s well-being, cause headaches, fatigue, and blood pressure spikes, as well as cause disruptions in mobile communications and navigation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> This is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/products\/3-day-geomagnetic-forecast\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">according<\/a> to data from the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). Experts note that the forecast is updated every three hours, so the level of solar activity can change. <\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/api.meteoagent.com\/widgets\/v1\/kindex\" style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 500px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> <strong>What is a magnetic storm?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> A magnetic storm is the Earth&#8217;s response to solar flares, which release a stream of charged particles into space. When they reach the Earth&#8217;s magnetosphere, a geomagnetic disturbance occurs.<\/p>\n<p> The level of activity is determined by the planetary K-index from 0 to 9:<\/p>\n<p> 1\u20134 \u2014 calm level,<\/p>\n<p> 5 and above &#8211; a red level storm that affects health and equipment.<\/p>\n<p> At values of 7\u20138, you can even observe the aurora borealis in some regions.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>How a magnetic storm affects people<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> During times of increased solar activity, some people experience:<\/p>\n<p> headache and dizziness;<\/p>\n<p> irritability, insomnia, fatigue;<\/p>\n<p> blood pressure drops;<\/p>\n<p> decreased concentration of attention.<\/p>\n<p> Doctors advise getting more rest on such days, avoiding overwork and stress.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>How to make yourself feel better during a storm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> Follow a sleep and eating routine.<\/p>\n<p> Reduce your consumption of coffee, alcohol, and salty foods.<\/p>\n<p> Drink more water and herbal teas.<\/p>\n<p> Take easy walks outdoors.<\/p>\n<p> If possible, reduce your workload and rest more.<\/p>\n<p> People with chronic illnesses should keep their medications with them.<\/p>\n<p> A contrast shower in the morning will help, and a warm bath in the evening.<\/p>\n<p> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Twitter<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, October 31, a surge in solar activity is expected &#8211; a red-level geomagnetic storm with a K-index of 5. It can affect people&#8217;s well-being, cause headaches, fatigue, and blood pressure spikes, as well as cause disruptions in mobile communications and navigation. This is according to data from the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":1314351,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76871,76872,76878],"class_list":["post-1314357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2","category-news-feed","category-society"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1314357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1314357"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1314357\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1314351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1314357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1314357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}