Solar flares can cripple our technology
Powerful solar flares and coronal mass ejections from the Sun can unleash geomagnetic storms, damaging satellites and causing widespread power outages, posing a significant threat to our modern technology.
Powerful solar flares, explosions on the Sun, hurl energy and particles into space. When aimed at Earth, these events can damage satellite electronics, disrupting communication, GPS, and weather monitoring. For example, strong solar storms in 2003 caused satellite glitches and failures.
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