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Alert! Earth could be struck by powerful solar flares today; Know the danger
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Alert! Earth could be struck by powerful solar flares today; Know the danger

[ad_1] Sunspots AR3169 and AR3176 pose a serious threat from solar flares on the Earth today, December 29. Know how serious the impact can be. After a relatively quiet Christmas period, the Sun has sprung back into action again. With just two days to the new year, Earth is now facing new threats of solar flares. Two new sunspots have emerged on the Sun named AR3169 and AR3176 which are prone to set off a massive explosion. There is a high possibility of the sunspots exploding today, December 29, and blasting the strongest X-class solar flares towards our planet. These solar disturbances can cause multiple challenges for us including GPS disruption, radio blackouts and even fluctuations in power grids. Read on to know more about the solar flare threat.The development was reported by Sp...
Violent Sunspot explosion sends powerful solar flares to Earth, sparks blackouts; More expected today
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Violent Sunspot explosion sends powerful solar flares to Earth, sparks blackouts; More expected today

[ad_1] Sunspot AR3165 has been exploding incessantly since the last two days. Multiple M-class solar flares directed at the Earth have caused frequent shortwave radio blackouts. Two days ago, it was reported that a particularly unstable sunspot, AR3165 has been causing worries for the astronomers and it appears that the worries have come true. Since late night on December 15, this particular sunspot has witnessed multiple explosions that sparked more than 18 M-class solar flares. The magnetic filaments that carry an extremely high proportion of ultraviolet radiation and magnetic fields have been bombarding the Earth. As a result, there have been frequent shortwave radio blackouts on Earth causing trouble for radio operators, airlines and ships, which require GPS to operate. But it see...