February 17, 2011
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NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) recorded the largest solar flare released by the sun in four years.
Called an X-Flare it’s the strongest types and can disrupt communications and electrical power grids on Earth.
This is because solar flares aren’t only burst of energy. They’re also a magnetic pulse that can knock satellites out of orbit.
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where i work there are thousands of pigeons on the roof.After this huge solar flare they have all vanished….(lithgow australia)