As the Report reports, this was reported to TASS at the Institute of Applied Geophysics (FSBI "IPG").
"On August 5, at 05:12 Moscow time, an M1.2 flash lasting 30 minutes was recorded in the X-ray range in the group of spots 4168 (N04E03)," the institute reports.
Previously, scientists predicted increased risks of major outbreaks for the first weekend of August. Tuesday's Class M outbreak was the fourth in August.
Solar flares, depending on the X-ray power, are divided into five classes: A, B, C, M and X. The minimum class A0.0 corresponds to the radiation power in Earth orbit of 10 NW per 1 sq. m. When moving to the next letter, the power increases 10 times. Flares can be accompanied by solar plasma emissions, the clouds of which, reaching the Earth, can provoke magnetic storms.
