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Fire storm

  • 12:30 03 April 2001
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  • Emma Young
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Geomagnetic storms raging on the surface of the Sun are continuing to unleash powerful solar flares. At 2251 GMT on 2 April, an explosion produced the most intense flare since the last peak in solar activity, 12 years ago. But this time, the stream of hot ionised gas was not directed towards Earth.

 
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