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"The remarkable aurora in early May this year demonstrated the power that solar
storms can emit as radiation, but occasionally the Sun does something far more
destructive. Known as “solar particle events”, these blasts of protons directly
from the surface of the Sun can shoot out like a searchlight into space.
Records show that around every thousand years Earth gets hit by an extreme
solar particle event, which could cause severe damage to the ozone layer and
increase levels of ultraviolet (UV) radiation at the surface.
We analysed what happens during such an extreme event in a paper published
today. We also show that at times when Earth’s magnetic field is weak, these
events could have a dramatic effect on life across the planet."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
