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How do solar flares affect earth?

Answer 1

Huge amount of charged particles are discharged from Sun and they travel about 500 kilometer /sec.

When these particles enter the Earth's magnetic field, they cause auroras. They also interfere with radio communications, disrupt the ionosphere, and cause power lines to trip due to high voltage. As charged particles enter satellites, they also have an impact on them.

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Answer 2

Henry Asbill

Solar flares have a variety of effects on Earth, including radio and satellite communications disruptions, power grid outages, astronaut risk, elevated radiation levels in Earth's upper atmosphere, and the spectacular aurora borealis that occurs in the polar regions when solar flares are particularly strong.

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