What is Kp, and why does FlareAware care?

December 30, 2025

FAQ

Kp is a standardized global index derived from magnetometer data, useful as a compact measure of geomagnetic disturbance intensity. In other words, Kp is the “how electrically angry is Earth’s magnetic environment?” score.

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FlareAware is the notification service dedicated specifically to alerting common everyday people of the potentially hazardous solar flares and coronal mass ejections of our local star, the sun.

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