The surge in solar activity that began yesterday evening continues to intensify rapidly. Over the past three hours, two additional strong flares — classified as M1.9 and M1.4 — have occurred on the Sun; these rank second and third, respectively, in terms of intensity among all events recorded in the autumn of 2026. The top spot is still held by an M3.0 flare that took place over a month ago, on September 2. Space-based telescopes have already transmitted images of both recent events to Earth. These images indicate that the explosions ejected at least two large plasma clouds into space, both moving toward Earth. In the accompanying video, they appear as dark filaments expanding outward from the explosion's center. The trajectory of these clouds will be refined within the next hour or two, at which point the potential risks to the planet will become clear.
At present, although the surge in activity has reached its highest level in at least a month, the absolute intensity of the explosions remains moderate. For a flare to cross the "X-class" threshold, its power would need to increase roughly fivefold. However, if solar energy continues to be released at the current rate, this could well happen as early as today.