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Solar flares are horrifyingly dangerous, but they can influence ELECTIONS too
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Solar flares are horrifyingly dangerous, but they can influence ELECTIONS too

[ad_1] Did you know that solar flares can influence elections on Earth? Know about this weird coincidence between solar flares and fluctuating votes. Earth has been bombarded with solar particles with increasing frequency these past few months. High-speed solar flares hurled by the Sun bring the risk of Geomagnetic storms. Although NASA has made it clear that solar flares cannot physically harm humans, they can still cause damage to power grids, cause blackouts, interrupt radio signals, spark internet outages and auroras and more. But did you know that solar flares have been known to mess with the voting machines and sway election results? No, we're not kidding. According to a presentation given by Bharat Bhuva, a professor of electrical engineering at Vanderbilt University at the ...