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X1.0 solar flare

Flares, flares and even more flares! That's the topic of the day! Sunspot regions 3110 and 3112 continue to produce numerous C and M-class solar flares together but an X1.0 solar flare that peaked at 20:25 UTC yesterday from sunspot region 3110 is for sure the highlight of the past 24 hours. 

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Last X-flare2026/03/30X1.5
Last M-flare2026/04/04M1.0
Last geomagnetic storm2026/04/03Kp7- (G3)
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