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A worst-case solar storm could trigger panic buying and public unrest, report warns

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By Ryan French
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Three panel image on the left is a crowd of people, in the center is the sun and on the right is a close up view of people holding phones. Space weather refers to the influence of solar activity on the Earth and the near-Earth environment. Solar flares, coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and solar energetic particles can disrupt satellite operations, damage power grids, and risk the health of aircrew and astronauts. The impacts of space weather fall onto a spectrum.
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A worst-case solar storm could knock out satellites, GPS and power grids, report warns

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By Ryan French
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For many of us, checking the weather is part of daily life. But, in an increasingly technology-dependent world, there is another kind of forecast we can't afford to ignore: space weather. Space weather refers to activity on the sun and how it affects Earth and the space around it, a complex, chaotic system scientists are working to understand, forecast and mitigate.
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Will 2026 bring strong auroras? What the sun's recent activity tells us

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By Ryan French
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Three images next to each other, with a close up of the sun on the left, a red and green northern lights display on the top right and a close up of Earth in the bottom right of the image. Activity on the sun is not constant; it varies along a cycle of about 11 years. The peak of this solar cycle — called solar maximum — is when sunspots, solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are the most frequent.
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