A new solar storm threatens Earth, following one of the longest and most intense solar storms in two decades earlier this month.

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According to specialized websites, the sunspot responsible for generating the most powerful magnetic storm in twenty years is expected to return this week with strength.

The website “Space.com” reported that communications on Earth are threatened by this storm.

It noted that a “powerful X-class solar flare erupted last Monday from the southeast edge of the sun, peaking at around 07:08 GMT.”

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According to the “Paper Insider” website, the return of the gigantic sunspot “AR3664,” the source of the geomagnetic storm that occurred on May 10th, after two weeks on the far side of the sun, could bring more auroras.

A geomagnetic storm of level five on a five-level scale, described as “severe,” struck Earth on May 10th, for the first time since 2003, according to AFP.

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The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) stated that this storm was caused by a series of coronal mass ejections from the sun reaching Earth.

The last event of this type to reach level five occurred in October 2003 and was called the “Halloween solar storms.”