Pakistan, May 20 -- NASA has issued a warning about extreme solar weather as powerful solar flares erupt from the Sun, raising the risk of blackouts and communication disruptions on Earth in the coming days. The alert follows the most intense eruption of the year, an X2.7-class solar flare, recorded by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. This flare came from sunspot cluster AR4087 and briefly caused radio blackouts across the Middle East, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

As the Sun approaches the peak of its 11-year solar cycle - known as the solar maximum - space weather activity is expected to increase. Experts warn that this surge could disrupt satellite systems, GPS, power grids, and pose ris...