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Here we go again — new sunspot regions emerge, strong solar flare recorded

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Dr. Sarah Adams

All eyes have now shifted to the eastern limb of the sun, as a strong X2.9-class flare fired off from newly numbered ...

Coral Bleaching ‘Off the Charts’ in Atlantic as NOAA Warns Ocean Going ‘Crazy Haywire’

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The phrase “off the charts” is no exaggeration in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s latest warning about a global coral bleaching ...

World’s oceans have gone ‘crazy haywire,’ officials warn, with majority of coral reefs in peril

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The world’s oceans have gone “crazy haywire,” according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration official, with record-high temperatures imperiling coral reefs. ...

How do you forecast a solar storm? Space weather experts explain

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Dr. Sarah Adams

For those who had the opportunity to see the aurora this weekend, it was quite a spectacular moment. But while seeing the ...

More geomagnetic storms likely to continue today

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The strongest geomagnetic storm in more than 20 years slammed Earth on Friday, with explosions of plasma and magnetic fields causing some ...

Jaw-dropping northern lights from massive solar flares amaze skywatchers around the world. ‘We have a very rare event on our hands.’ (photos)

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Dr. Sarah Adams

An aurora show like no other is playing out in the night sky this weekend as a historic northern lights display spawned ...

Solar storm puts on brilliant light show across the globe, but no serious problems reported

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Dr. Sarah Adams

A powerful solar storm put on an amazing skyward light show across the globe overnight but has caused what appeared to be ...

Behemoth sunspot AR3664 unleashes its biggest solar flare yet, sparking radio blackouts on Earth (video)

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Dr. Sarah Adams

It’s gone and done it again. Colossal sunspot AR3664 has unleashed its most powerful solar flare yet, and Earth is once again ...

Strong solar storm hits Earth, could disrupt communications and produce northern lights in US

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Dr. Sarah Adams

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth could produce northern lights in the U.S. this weekend and ...

‘Severe geomagnetic storm watch’ – the first in nearly 20 years

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The uncommonly powerful solar storm is expected to hit around midday Friday It follows a series of solar flares that began on ...