A team of researchers, drawing on data from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, is discovering the interconnectedness of processes on the Sun: flickering coronal loops - huge arcs of plasma in the Sun's atmosphere - may be a signal of impending solar flares. This was reported at a recent meeting of the American Astronomical Society. According to their data, such flickering allows you to predict a storm on the Sun in 1-2 hours with an accuracy of 60-80%.
A team led by Emily Mason of Predictive Science studied these phenomena in “hot” magnetic zones, where they recorded 50 powerful flickers.
The European Space Agency is preparing to launch the Vigil spacecraft in 2031 to improve our “space weather reports” about the Sun.