{"id":1358809,"date":"2026-02-17T13:23:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T11:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/a-powerful-solar-flare-caused-a-red-level-magnetic-storm-how-to-protect-yourself\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T13:23:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T11:23:54","slug":"a-powerful-solar-flare-caused-a-red-level-magnetic-storm-how-to-protect-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/a-powerful-solar-flare-caused-a-red-level-magnetic-storm-how-to-protect-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"A powerful solar flare caused a red-level magnetic storm: how to protect yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>On Tuesday, February 17, a powerful magnetic storm will cover Ukraine. Red-level solar activity is expected, which may affect human health and well-being.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> This <a href=\"https:\/\/meteoagent.com\/solar-activity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">is evidenced by<\/a> data from the meteoagent weather portal.<\/p>\n<p> However, solar activity will weaken tomorrow, February 18. Solar activity with a K-index of 3 (green level) is expected on Earth, which corresponds to weak magnetic storms. <\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/api.meteoagent.com\/widgets\/v1\/kindex\" style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 500px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> It should be noted that magnetic storm forecasts are subject to change, as solar activity researchers update their data every three hours. Therefore, we recommend that you regularly monitor changes.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>How a magnetic storm affects weather-dependent people<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> Possible symptoms:<\/p>\n<p> headache<\/p>\n<p> dizziness<\/p>\n<p> fatigue, drowsiness<\/p>\n<p> insomnia<\/p>\n<p> decreased concentration<\/p>\n<p> pressure surges<\/p>\n<p> rapid heartbeat<\/p>\n<p> irritability, anxiety<\/p>\n<p> The elderly and those with cardiovascular disease are at risk. If your condition worsens significantly, you should consult a doctor.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>How to prepare for a magnetic storm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> To reduce the burden on the body:<\/p>\n<p> follow a sleep schedule<\/p>\n<p> drink enough water<\/p>\n<p> limit coffee and alcohol<\/p>\n<p> not to overeat<\/p>\n<p> avoid stress<\/p>\n<p> reduce physical and emotional overload<\/p>\n<p> monitor blood pressure and take prescribed medications<\/p>\n<p> On days like these, it&#8217;s important to slow down and give your body more rest.<\/p>\n<p> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">X<\/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=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, February 17, a powerful magnetic storm will cover Ukraine. Red-level solar activity is expected, which may affect human health and well-being. This is evidenced by data from the meteoagent weather portal. However, solar activity will weaken tomorrow, February 18. Solar activity with a K-index of 3 (green level) is expected on Earth, which [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":1358804,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,76871,76872,76878],"class_list":["post-1358809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bez-kategoriyi","category-news-2","category-news-feed","category-society"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1358809","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=1358809"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1358809\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1358804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1358809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1358809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}