Solar Storm 2024 Trending News. The cluster is flaring and ejecting material every six to 12. The height of solar activity during a given solar cycle is known as solar maximum, and current estimates predict it will occur between late 2024 and early 2026.

The northern lights may be visible as far south as pennsylvania, iowa and oregon because of a strong geomagnetic storm rolling in sunday night. The current solar storm is caused by a cluster of sunspots — dark, cool regions on the solar surface.