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Solar Flares headed for Earth.

2006, December 13 - 1:00am — Greg Kontos
Critical Path Innovation: Solar FlaresInstitutions: NOAA, Space Environment CenterFree Tagging: coronal mass ejection

NOAA forecasters predicted that the latest solar flares would send CME's (coronal mass ejections) towards earth within the next day. These CME's are likely to cause damage to non-hardened electrical systems earth bound and in space.


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