We are fast approaching the sun's 'battle zone' — and it could be even worse than solar maximum, experts warn

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December 7, 2024, 1:00 PM

• •Solar activity will persist or even increase after solar maximum has ended and we enter a phase of the solar cycle dubbed the "battle zone.
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• •This relatively understudied phase of the solar cycle, where giant coronal holes emerge on the sun, could end up being disastrous for Earth-orbiting satellites, which have exponentially multiplied since the last solar cycle, experts warn.
• •The battle zone is a new term introduced by Lynker Space to describe the period when two Hale cycle bands are "vying for dominance" in each of the sun's hemispheres.

Solar activity will persist or even increase after solar maximum has ended and we enter a phase of the solar cycle dubbed the "battle zone." This relatively understudied phase of the solar cycle, where giant coronal holes emerge on the sun, could end up being disastrous for Earth-orbiting satellites, which have exponentially multiplied since the last solar cycle, experts warn.

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