NewsVoice är en nättidning för oberoende nyheter, debatt och analys. A strong solar storm is expected to hit Earth shortly, and experts warn it could disrupt power grids, satellite navigation and plane routes.
The storm – the largest in five years – will unleash a torrent of charged particles between 06:00 GMT and 10:00 GMT, US weather specialists say.
[Greenwich Mean Time, Greenwich Mean Solar Time, GMT, avser ursprungligen medelsoltiden vid observatoriet i Greenwich i England.]
