{"id":1383240,"date":"2026-04-17T11:42:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/a-6-magnitude-magnetic-storm-is-approaching-earth-how-to-protect-yourself\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T11:42:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:42:04","slug":"a-6-magnitude-magnetic-storm-is-approaching-earth-how-to-protect-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/a-6-magnitude-magnetic-storm-is-approaching-earth-how-to-protect-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"A 6-magnitude magnetic storm is approaching Earth: how to protect yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A powerful magnetic storm is expected on Earth on Friday, April 17. According to forecasts, its level will reach about G2 (K-index approximately 5\u20136), which corresponds to the \u201cred\u201d level of activity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> This <a href=\"https:\/\/meteoagent.com\/ua\/solar-flares-geomagnetic-storms-forecast\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">is evidenced by<\/a> Meteoagent data. <\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/api.meteoagent.com\/widgets\/v1\/kindex\" style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 500px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> The storm will be caused by a powerful stream of solar wind approaching Earth from a large coronal hole on the Sun. Such streams can increase geomagnetic activity and cause disturbances in the planet&#8217;s magnetic field. According to forecasts, the impact could last for more than one day.<\/p>\n<p> Experts also warn that during such storms, minor disruptions in satellites, GPS, and radio communications are sometimes possible, especially at high latitudes.<\/p>\n<p> Magnetic storms of this magnitude are usually not dangerous, but some people may experience their effects. Most often, they are headaches, fatigue, blood pressure fluctuations, or drowsiness.<\/p>\n<p> To make it easier to endure such days, it is recommended to rest more, drink enough water, avoid overload, and reduce the amount of caffeine.<\/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:\/\/x.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>A powerful magnetic storm is expected on Earth on Friday, April 17. According to forecasts, its level will reach about G2 (K-index approximately 5\u20136), which corresponds to the \u201cred\u201d level of activity. This is evidenced by Meteoagent data. The storm will be caused by a powerful stream of solar wind approaching Earth from a large [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":1318832,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76872,76878,76871],"class_list":["post-1383240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-feed","category-society","category-news-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1383240","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=1383240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1383240\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1318832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1383240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1383240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}