List of solar storms

In the Solar System, the Sun can produce intense geomagnetic and energetic particle storms capable of causing severe damage to technology.

[10] The damage from the most potent solar storms is capable of existentially threatening the stability of modern human civilization,[11][8] although proper preparedness and mitigation can substantially reduce the hazards.

[20][21] An extreme (G5) geomagnetic storm alert was issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – the first in almost 20 years.

[96][97] The final storms reaching the highest level of NOAA's G-scale before Solar Cycle 25 occurred in 2005 in May,[98][99][100] August,[101] and September, respectively.

With a NOAA rating of G5, a peak Dst of −412 nT, and aurorae seen at far lower latitudes than usual in both hemispheres, this geomagnetic storm was the most powerful to affect Earth since November of 2003.