A ‘strong’ geomagnetic storm means auroras about to light up Canada’s skies

Much of Canada might be able to see the northern lights dance across the skies over the coming nights. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) northern lights forecast signals “strong” G-3 magnitude geomagnetic storms Thursday and Friday night. “On June 3, multiple coronal mass ejections (CMEs) erupted from the sun, and are projected to reach the Earth sometime in the next 24 hours,” said Taylor Cameron, a space weather duty forecaster for the Canadian Hazards Information Service, in an emailed statement to Global News. The Canadian Hazards Information Service is part…