R2 Radio Blackout
R2 radio blackout. Minor HF radio fade at low frequencies.
Geographic Context
This solar storm event occurred at coordinates 0.00°, 0.00°.
Event Assessment
This event is a solar storm event classified as critical severity. Calamity.live has classified it as "critical" severity with a severity value of 90. The computed Calamity Score is 39 out of 100, suggesting contained impact at this time. The primary scoring components are: historical (80), population (50), intensity (40). Data for this event was sourced from swpc, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.
Regional Monitoring Context
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Event Data
| Type | Solar Storm |
| Severity | critical |
| Severity Value | 90 |
| Calamity Score | 39 / 100 |
| Confidence | 67% |
| Coordinates | 0.0000, 0.0000 |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-10T12:14:33.073Z |
| Source | https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/alerts-watches-and-warnings |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Scale | R2 |
| EventType | radio_blackout |
| Soho Lasco ActivityId | 2026-05-10T13:48:00-CME-001 |
| Soho Lasco SpeedKms | 1540 |
| Soho Lasco HalfAngleDeg | 54 |
| Soho Lasco IsHalo | true |
| Soho Lasco EarthDirected | true |
| Soho Lasco EventType | cme |
| Soho Lasco Note | This CME is visible to the northeast as a partial halo seen in SOHO LASCO C2/C3, GOES CCOR-1, and STEREO A COR2 imagery. The source is an M5.7 flare and eruption from Active Region 14436 (centered near N21E65) starting around 2026-05-10T13:30Z as seen in SDO AIA 131/171/193/304, GOES SUVI 131/171/19 |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"soho_lasco_2026_05_10T13_48_00_CME_001","source":"soho_lasco","severity":"critical","severityValue":90,"timestamp":1778420880000,"latitude":0,"longitude":0}] |
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Calamity.live data shows a solar storm event with CalamityScore 39/100, based on data from swpc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 207 scientific monitoring sources.