WASHINGTON — The Earth was hit Monday by an intense solar storm that could bring the northern lights to night skies further south than normal, a US agency said.

Conditions of a level-four geomagnetic storm — on a scale of five — were observed Monday from 1500 GMT, according to a specialized center at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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