Solar Flare Will Hit Earth Thursday; Northern Lights May Expand South

"Economies around the world have become increasingly vulnerable to the ever-changing nature of the sun," the . "Solar flares can disrupt power grids, interfere with high-frequency airline and military communications, disrupt Global Positioning System (GPS) signals, interrupt civilian communications, and blanket the Earth's upper atmosphere with hazardous radiation."


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