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 medium severity. Calamity.live has classified it as "medium" severity with a severity value of 50. 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 | medium |
| Severity Value | 50 |
| Calamity Score | 39 / 100 |
| Confidence | 72% |
| Coordinates | 0.0000, 0.0000 |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-25T08:27:21.017Z |
| Source | https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/alerts-watches-and-warnings |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Scale | R2 |
| EventType | radio_blackout |
| Donki Scale | R2 |
| Donki ClassType | M6.9 |
| Donki EventType | radio_blackout |
| Donki SourceLocation | N03E05 |
| Donki DonkiId | 2026-08-25T09:32:00-FLR-001 |
| Donki RadioRisk | limited_blackout |
| Soho Lasco ActivityId | 2026-08-25T12:53:00-CME-001 |
| Soho Lasco SpeedKms | 770 |
| Soho Lasco HalfAngleDeg | 28 |
| Soho Lasco IsHalo | false |
| Soho Lasco EarthDirected | true |
| Soho Lasco EventType | cme |
| Soho Lasco Note | CME observed to the E in STEREO A COR2 and SE in GOES CCOR-1, not yet in SOHO LASCO C2/C3 due to a DSN gap. The source is a filament eruption spanning approximately ~S05E20 to ~N05E13, centered ~N03E18, and an associated C4.7 flare peaking at 2026-08-25T12:58Z observed in SDO AIA 131; nearby but not |
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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 197 scientific monitoring sources.