Ionospheric storm
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An Ionospheric storm is a turbulence in the ionosphere
of the Earth
's atmosphere
. Such storms are triggered by enhanced flux of energetic electrons that are emitted at a large level by the Sun
.
An Ionospheric storm is also known as an Ion storm. It mostly involves lightning and fracturing of electrical appliances, such as shutting down the power, due to the high, very high amounts of electricity that is produced during an Ion storm. Blackouts are to be expected within 1 mile of an Ion storm.
Ion storms lightning consists mostly of blue-ish to red sparks, usually more than 50,000 volts of electricity. The lightning, however, tends to not aim for the ground, but more for anything electric (thus why if your ever in one, turn the lights and everything else off).
Ionosphere
The ionosphere is a part of the upper atmosphere, comprising portions of the mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere, distinguished because it is ionized by solar radiation. It plays an important part in atmospheric electricity and forms the inner edge of the magnetosphere...
of the Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
's atmosphere
Atmosphere
An atmosphere is a layer of gases that may surround a material body of sufficient mass, and that is held in place by the gravity of the body. An atmosphere may be retained for a longer duration, if the gravity is high and the atmosphere's temperature is low...
. Such storms are triggered by enhanced flux of energetic electrons that are emitted at a large level by the Sun
Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields...
.
An Ionospheric storm is also known as an Ion storm. It mostly involves lightning and fracturing of electrical appliances, such as shutting down the power, due to the high, very high amounts of electricity that is produced during an Ion storm. Blackouts are to be expected within 1 mile of an Ion storm.
Ion storms lightning consists mostly of blue-ish to red sparks, usually more than 50,000 volts of electricity. The lightning, however, tends to not aim for the ground, but more for anything electric (thus why if your ever in one, turn the lights and everything else off).