Monday, March 12, 2012

How Do Solar Storms Happen?

Answer provided by Ms. Dawn Myers:
A solar storm happens when a coronal mass ejection leaves the Sun headed towards Earth. The CME will slam into the Earth’s magnetosphere and interact with it causing what we call space weather. Depending on how large a storm is it could cause satellite interruptions, power black outs and auroras.


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