Every few centuries the Sun blasts the Earth with a huge amount of high-energy particles. If it were to happen today, it would wreak havoc on technology.
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A strange patch of extremely strong magnetic field occurred over Jordan in 1000BC. Could we be about to face another one?
A geomagnetic reversal may have a severe impact on humans.
Our power grid infrastructure on Earth is more vulnerable to space weather than previously thought – with susceptibility in more regions and even during quiet geomagnetic periods.
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