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'Good-size' solar storm is headed this way

"It's hitting us right in the nose," a scientist said, posing potential trouble for technology but not human health.

A solar flare is shown erupting Tuesday evening Eastern time, with the storm's effects expected to be felt on Earth starting before dawn Thursday and lasting into early Friday. The solar storm, the largest in five years, threatens to unleash a torrent of charged particles that could disrupt power grids, GPS systems, and airplane flights. (NASA)
A solar flare is shown erupting Tuesday evening Eastern time, with the storm's effects expected to be felt on Earth starting before dawn Thursday and lasting into early Friday. The solar storm, the largest in five years, threatens to unleash a torrent of charged particles that could disrupt power grids, GPS systems, and airplane flights. (NASA)Read more
    by By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press, Inquirer
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