OREANDA-NEWS Weak G1-level magnetic storms are expected on Earth soon, on January 9. This was reported at the Laboratory of Solar Astronomy of the IKI RAS.

Scientists noted that magnetic storms are expected in the middle of the day due to the passage of a medium-sized plasma ejection past the planet, which left the Sun on January 6.

"With a very small deviation of the ejection to the left, the latter will pass by the Earth without any geomagnetic consequences, whereas with a "mistake" in the other direction, a noticeable increase in geomagnetic fluctuations is possible compared to the calculated ones," the IKI RAS reported.

It is also noted that the level and number of solar flares have remained low since the beginning of the year, with no signs of intensification in the coming days.

Scientists have previously reported that many magnetic storms are expected on Earth in 2026.