Unexplained Situation: Extreme G4 Magnetic Storm Strikes Samara Region
On the night of Tuesday, January 20, a record magnetic storm occurred. This was reported by specialists from the Laboratory of Solar Astronomy of the IKI and ISZF RAS. The cosmic event affected our entire planet. The Samara region was no exception.
«On January 18, a solar flare of class X1.95 occurred on the Sun — the first in 2026 and the largest since November 14, 2025. The explosion is quite large — essentially, the entire central region of the Sun, about half a million kilometers in size, was involved. Apparently, the flare led to the complete or partial destruction with subsequent ejection into space of two large prominences at once. The plasma cloud reached Earth. The proton level rose to 37,000 units — this is a record value in the 21st century! This is inexplicable!» the astronomers reported.
This cosmic event was impossible to predict.
«The geomagnetic situation at the moment looks inexplicably different from the forecast. Only the first, weakest, of three expected plasma ejections was supposed to reach the planet at night, causing weak storms of level G1-G2. The main peak of impact was predicted and is still predicted in the middle of the day,» explained specialists from the Laboratory of Solar Astronomy.
Possibly, tonight over Samara, auroras can be observed.
«Over the country»s territory and the European part of the continent, exceptionally strong auroras have already passed — some of the most powerful in the 21st century — with their lower boundary dropping to a latitude of about 40 degrees. The coming night may see a repetition of the event, although with somewhat less power,« forecast the astronomers.
Earlier we told how many magnetic storms were left to endure until the end of January. But the situation has changed radically, as unexplainable events are happening on the Sun.
