Friday 9 March 2012
Solar flares: Be glad you're on Earth, not Mars
WASHINGTON -- One of the strongest solar storms in years engulfed Earth early Thursday, but scientists say the planet may have lucked out. Hours after the storm arrived, officials said were no reports of problems with powerSome experts were worried that unusually large solar flares might trigger storms in the atmosphere that would wreak havoc with global electronics. Those storms have the potential to disable power grids and computer chips in everything fromBy: Denise Chow Published: 03/08/2012
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