NOAA says tonight's 'cannibal' solar storm could be worst in 165 YEARS and ... trends now By Stacy Liberatore For Dailymail.com Published: 16:53 BST, 10 May 2024 | Updated: 16:57 BST, 10 May 2024 Viewcomments The billions tons of plasma released from the sun this week are racing toward Earth and could unleash the worst solar storm in 165 years. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reveled Friday that the worst-case scenario would be what happened during the Carrington event in 1859, but our modern-day world could see widespread electrical disruptions, blackouts and damage to critical infrastructure. Scientists have also predicted that three of the five streams, known as as coronal mass ejections (CMEs), could combine to create a powerful 'cannibal CME.' Data about what is in store for our planet will likely be captured around 8 pm ET when the explosions of plasma racing through space will be one million miles from our planet - and NOAA plans to issues alerts immediately. This is a developing story... More updates to come. At least five streams of plasma are barreling toward Earth, which officials said could unfold like the worst geomagnetic super-storm in history when they make impact Friday night 'We anticipate we will get one shock after another. We are really buckling down here,' Dahl said during the Friday media briefing. While officials are predicting an event a step below than Carrington, which was a geomagnetic storm level 5 (G5), they are not discounting that we could reach a an event on the lower end of the same measurement that ranges from G1 to G5. Share or comment on this article: NOAA says tonight's 'cannibal' solar storm could be worst in 165 YEARS and cause GPS and power outages - as they reveal exact time it'll hit All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility