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    http://www.spaceweather.com/

    RADIATION STORM: A radiation storm is underway. Based on the energy and number of solar protons streaming past Earth, NOAA ranks the storm as category S3: satellites may experience single-event upsets and astronauts should practice "radiation avoidance."
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    The rush of protons may be a sign of an approaching CME (coronal mass ejection). Protons are accelerated in shock waves at the leading-edge of CMEs, so when the proton count rises, we can guess that a CME is en route. Northern sky watchers should remain alert for auroras, which could flare up if and when a CME arrives.
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    Too bad that even if aurora is visible from my city (it's possible according to one astronomy student I know) it looks...bleh.

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      Could this sort of thing cause blackouts like the one the US had a few years back ?
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