Brief shortwave radio blackout over South America

SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 01/31/2025 UPDATED

ALMOST-X CLASS SOLAR FLARE: Giant sunspot AR3976 unleashed an M6.7-class solar flare (animated) today (1406 UTC), almost reaching category X. The explosion caused a brief shortwave radio blackout over South America, and it might have hurled a CME into space. Confirmation awaits fresh images from SOHO coronagraphs. 

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