Solar flares Earth hit by biggest space storm in almost seven years Giant Flare to Slam Earth; Could Disrupt Phones GPS Sun Blasts Another CME At and Mars The Challenges of Building a Base

How Do Scientists Classify Solar Flares? The sun is a violent place, one that seethes with solar flares that blast radiation, heat and charged particles out into space. What if solar storms knocked out the Internet? Solar flares: Imagining a world in which the solar flares wiped out the Internet. Can solar flares hurt astronauts? Solar flares, coronal mass ejections, high-energy photons, cosmic rays… space is full of various forms of radiation that a human wouldn't want to be exposed to for very long. Energized particles traveling into and through the body can cause a host of nasty health problems, from low blood count to radiation sickness to cataracts and cancer… and potentially even death. Luckily Earth's magnetic ... Solar flare unlikely to affect NZ aviation The massive solar storm bombarding Earth with radiation is unlikely to have much of an impact on aviation in New Zealand, the Civil Aviation Authority says.Experts have warned radiation from the solar flares, the biggest flares... Massive solar flares not expected to cause disruptions The planet will continue being bombarded by radiation from a solar storm Wednesday, but it shouldn't cause any immediate problems for cellphone users or air travellers in Canada. Canadian Space Agency says effects of solar storm will be mild The space agency scientist says the sun is just starting to ramp up and the solar flares will peak in the summer of 2013. Fact or fiction? The hype surrounding solar storms No power. No lights. Your smartphones won't work and the world as we know it will come to a grinding halt. Talks of violent solar flares destroying the Earth are one of the many of the apocalyptic rumors that surround 2012. Earth Braces for Worst Solar Flares in Years Scientists are bracing for massive solar flares which are expected to hit Earth on Tuesday, calling them the biggest, and most dangerous, in nearly a decade. The eruption, which started on Sunday, . . . Solar flares affecting GPS devices Charged particles from a recent solar explosion are affecting how GPS devices work. Videos show giant solar flares, ensuing aurora borealis The largest solar radiation storm since 2005 is causing stunning auroras throughout the North and South Poles.
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