Solar storm
Disturbance on the Sun
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Possible effects on Earth
A solar storm may produce a Geomagnetic storm which could affect radio signals or power systems. Solar storms do not directly affect us, however, failure or error of infrastructure may cause issues such as mass panic or large economic losses.
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Types
Solar storms include:
- Solar flare, a large explosion in the Sun's atmosphere caused by tangling, crossing or reorganizing of magnetic field lines
- Coronal mass ejection (CME), a massive burst of plasma from the Sun, sometimes associated with solar flares
- Geomagnetic storm, the interaction of the Sun's outburst with Earth's magnetic field
- Solar particle event (SPE), proton or energetic particle (SEP)