數年來最強太陽風暴將抵達地球

An unusual solar flare observed by a NASA space observatory on Tuesday could cause some disruptions to satellite communications and power on Earth over the next day or so, officials said.
週二時候NASA一處空間觀測臺發現異常太陽耀斑，相關官員表示這可能對接下來幾天的衛星通訊產生影響。

The potent blast from the Sun unleashed a firestorm of radiation on a level not witnessed since 2006, and will probably lead to moderate geomagnetic storm activity by Wednesday, according to the U.S. National Weather Service.
美國國家氣象局宣佈，這是自2006年以來觀測到的最劇烈的太陽黑子活動，週三起可能造成輕微的磁暴。

NASA's solar dynamics observatory, which launched last year and provided the high-definition pictures and video of the event, described it as 'visually spectacular,' but noted that since the eruption was not pointed directly at Earth, the effects were expected to remain 'fairly small.'
NASA去年建立了太陽動力學觀測站，提供太陽活動的高清圖片和錄像。觀測站稱這次的太陽耀斑“看上去相當壯觀”，但因爲噴發點並沒有對準地球，所以造成的影響不會很大。

'The large cloud of particles mushroomed up and fell back down looking as if it covered an area of almost half the solar surface,' said a NASA statement.
NASA一份報告中描述道：爆發出的粒子流回落時似乎覆蓋了近一半的太陽表面。

The resulting geomagnetic storm could cause some disruption in power grids, satellites that operate global positioning systems and other devices, and may lead to some rerouting of flights over the polar regions.
磁暴可能會對電網、全球衛星定位系統等造成一定的干擾。飛行路徑經過極地的航班可能要調整。