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Moderate Solar Flare Triggers Brief Radio Blackouts
An M5.5 X-ray solar flare on July 5, 2026, caused moderate R2-class space weather, leading to limited high-frequency radio blackouts for tens of minutes on Earth's sunlit side.
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Strong Solar Flare Causes Global Radio Blackout
An X1.3 solar flare on July 4, 2026, led to an R3 (Strong) radio blackout across Earth's sunlit side. High-frequency communications were disrupted for about an hour, as reported by NOAA.
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Moderate Solar Flare Causes Brief Radio Blackout
NOAA reported a moderate R2 solar flare, an M6.3 X-ray event, on July 3, 2026. This space weather phenomenon caused limited high-frequency radio communication blackouts for tens of minutes on Earth's sunlit side.
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Moderate M6.7 Solar Flare Causes Brief Radio Blackout
NOAA reported a moderate M6.7 X-ray solar flare on July 3, 2026, causing an R2 radio blackout. The event led to limited high-frequency communication disruptions for tens of minutes on Earth's sunlit side.
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Moderate Solar Flare Causes Brief Radio Blackout
An M8.5 X-ray solar flare, classified as R2 - Moderate, occurred on July 1, 2026, causing limited high-frequency radio communication blackouts for tens of minutes, primarily affecting Earth's sunlit side.
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Strong Solar Flare Triggers R3 Radio Blackout
A strong X1.1 solar flare on June 30, 2026, caused an R3 radio blackout, disrupting high-frequency communications for about an hour across Earth's sunlit side. The event peaked at 20:50 UTC, impacting wide areas.
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NOAA Reports Moderate Solar Flare Causing Radio Blackouts
NOAA reported a moderate M5.8 X-ray solar flare on June 30, 2026, leading to limited high-frequency radio communication blackouts for tens of minutes, primarily affecting Earth's sunlit side.
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Moderate Solar Flare Causes Radio Blackouts
NOAA reported a moderate M5.8 solar flare on June 30, 2026, causing limited high-frequency radio blackouts for tens of minutes. The event impacted the sunlit side of Earth.
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Moderate Solar Flare Causes Brief Radio Blackout
NOAA reported an M6.8 X-ray event on June 21, 2026, causing an R2 - Moderate solar flare. This led to a limited, tens-of-minutes blackout of high-frequency radio communication, primarily affecting Earth's sunlit side.
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NOAA and USAF Forecast High Solar Activity and Severe Geomagnetic Storms
NOAA and USAF report high solar activity with eight sunspot regions. Moderate solar activity is expected, with a 15% chance of X-class flares. Geomagnetic fields are forecast to reach severe storm levels, particularly at high latitudes, over the next three…
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Powerful X1.0 Solar Flare Causes R3 Radio Blackout
NOAA reported an X1.0 X-ray event on June 3, 2026, causing an R3 (Strong) radio blackout for about an hour. The solar flare impacted HF communications across Earth's sunlit side, with GOES-19 used for observations.
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Moderate Solar X-ray Flare Causes Radio Blackouts
NOAA reported a moderate M7.7 solar X-ray flare on June 3, 2026, causing limited high-frequency radio blackouts for tens of minutes. The R2-class event impacted the sunlit side of Earth, highlighting ongoing space weather activity.
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NOAA Reports Moderate Solar Flare, Potential Radio Blackouts
NOAA has issued a space weather message reporting an M9.3 X-ray event, classified as an R2 - Moderate solar flare. This event could cause limited blackouts of high-frequency radio communication for tens of minutes on Earth's sunlit side.
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