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Strong G4 Geomagnetic Storm Rocked Our World This Week
Rev Kat Carroll
There is often a surge of hype following an X-class solar flare, especially one registering near the upper end of the scale. This recent event, an X1.9 flare, was quickly framed by some as a potential Carrington-level scenario, invoking comparisons to the historic September 1–2, 1859 geomagnetic storm, the most intense on record. While such comparisons grab attention, they can also blur important distinctions.
Solar flares are classified using a logarithmic scale, where each letter category—A, B, C, M, and X—represents a tenfold increase in energy. The numerical value further refines the strength within each class. An X2.7 flare, for example, is ten times more powerful than an X1.9, and one hundred times stronger than a C-class flare. Context matters, especially when translating raw numbers into real-world effects.
Historically, the most powerful solar flare ever recorded occurred in November 2003, later estimated at X45, briefly overwhelming satellite sensors. By comparison, this X1.9 flare was significantly milder—yet still capable of producing radio blackouts, radiation storms, and geomagnetic disturbances if paired with an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection (CME). Which, in this case, it was.
And here we are—no worse for the wear, and certainly not facing a Carrington-style catastrophe. That doesn’t mean the event passed without impact.
When some of the images captured over the last couple days began to surface in social media, I found myself feeling like a kid at a carnival or fireworks display.
Ooooh, Ahhhhh, pretty!
Following the G4-level (severe) geomagnetic storm of January 19–20, 2026, triggered by the X1.9-class flare and associated CME from sunspot region AR4341 on January 18, Earth experienced a range of space-weather effects. The CME arrived earlier than predicted, striking Earth at 19:38 UTC (2:38 p.m. EST) on January 19, and many are still feeling the effects on January 20.
The first wave was both spectacle and disruption, auroras spilling far south like luminous ink across the sky, brief aviation and GPS irregularities, jittery power grids, and a collective nervous system that didn’t quite know why they felt buzzy. Headlines flared hot and fast during this phase, as they often do.
But beyond the charts and alerts, many people noticed subtler effects. An uptick in anxiety. Restless or nervous energy that needed an outlet. Some found themselves cleaning, creating, organizing, or finally starting that long-postponed book or art project. Others felt the opposite pull… a need to slow down, ground, and reconnect with nature.
Then comes the quieter chapter.
By the 24–36 hour mark, the Sun’s initial punch had already passed Earth’s magnetopause, but the magnetosphere was still ringing—like a bell struck hard. What remained wasn’t chaos so much as integration.
The question becomes, what’s Next? I don’t think solar cycle 25 is quite finished.
What rarely makes headlines is the human layer of these events—sleep disturbances, vivid dreams, emotional surfacing – physical sensations, a sense of being oddly alert or unusually tender. You don’t see that on the ticker, but you feel it in kitchens and bedrooms, and in that liminal moment when the coffee is set for morning and the house finally goes still.
There’s a pattern that repeats with every strong solar event:
- The Sun disrupts
- Earth absorbs
- Humans recalibrate
Ancient cultures tracked these cycles without graphs or acronyms. To them, solar storms weren’t merely “space weather”—they were messages, resets, moments when the veil thinned and the nervous system of the world was gently—or sometimes not so gently—retuned.
So if the headlines feel calmer now, it’s not because nothing happened. It’s because the flashy part is over.
What remains is the subtler work, inside bodies, hearts, and minds, where no alert banner can follow. And somehow, fittingly, that work begins in quiet kitchens, fed cats, clean dishes, and the promise of fresh-ground coffee greeting a changed morning.
So just for today, let’s set aside the political ramblings, paid protesters, and regions perpetually under watch. Let’s take a few deep, cleansing breaths, trust that tomorrow will arrive, and hope it does so with a little less drama.
The Sun has spoken.
Now we listen. 🌞☕✨
If you feel you’ve missed out on the aurora activity, I recommend this YouTube site for their beautiful capture of sky events: Night Lights Films – Adrien Mauduit
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