SciTechTalk: When the sun brought darkness
Sunday, July 15, 2012 - 12:30
in Astronomy & Space
JIM ALGAR || United Press International When a huge solar flare Thursday sent a magnetic storm heading toward earth, Americans heard the usual warnings of possible power outages, disruption of satellite communications and other effects -- and for the most part ignored them.
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