Yesterday felt strange—unsettling, heavy. I couldn’t quite put my finger on it at the time, but I knew something was off. The temperature soared to 30°C, unusually hot for this time of year, especially in Vancouver. Everything felt tense, like the air itself was buzzing with something unseen.
Turns out, I wasn’t imagining things.
On May 29th, a surprisingly strong G3-class geomagnetic storm hit Earth. It wasn’t expected to be that intense—NOAA had only predicted a minor event. But a co-rotating interaction region (CIR), a turbulent zone where fast and slow solar winds collide, struck our planet with shockwave-like force. These CIRs can behave like miniature CMEs (coronal mass ejections), disturbing Earth’s magnetic field and lighting up the skies with auroras in some parts of the world.
But beyond the beauty, there’s a side to geomagnetic storms that doesn’t get talked about enough: how they make us feel.
Many people report feeling tired, anxious, or just “off” during high geomagnetic activity. Whether it’s our nervous system, our sleep cycles, or even our energy levels, something shifts. I definitely felt it—exhausted and out of sorts without knowing why. Now I do.
As if that wasn’t enough, today brought a complete shift: heavy rain. From 30°C heat to a soaking downpour. It's like nature can't find a middle ground anymore—just swing to extremes. One day it’s summer; the next it’s monsoon season.
To top it all off, Tropical Storm Alvin is brewing in the Pacific, potentially becoming the first named storm of the 2025 hurricane season. It’s far from here but still adds to the sense that the world is vibrating with change. Too hot, too wet, too wild.
I’m not sure if it’s the Earth trying to get our attention, the cosmos reminding us we’re part of something larger, or just coincidence. But it’s impossible not to notice the extremes. And impossible not to feel them.
Have you felt off lately too? Maybe there’s more going on above and around us than we realize.
Zipolita (Tina Winterlik)
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