Sun Continues Firing Significant Solar Flares! Is The Next Carrington Event Around The Corner

The Sun has fired several rounds of solar flares since last week, all of which have the potential to cause power grid fluctuations and irregularities in satellite orientation on Earth, according to media reports. Since November 1, the Sun has produced three of the outbursts known to scientists as coronal mass ejections (CMEs), according to . A CME is a massive eruption of solar particles caused by intense flares from the Sun aimed directly at Earth.