Extreme Solar Storm Hits Earth
May 14 , 2024
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- An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth could produce northern lights in the U.S.
- The most intense solar storm in recorded history, in 1859, prompted auroras in central America and possibly even Hawaii.
- An extreme geomagnetic storm in 2003, for example, took out power in Sweden and damaged power transformers in South Africa.
- The sun has produced strong solar flares since May 8, resulting in at least seven outbursts of plasma.
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