Solar flares: Earth hit by biggest space storm in almost seven years
A powerful solar flare has unleashed the biggest radiation storm in nearly seven years as the Sun bombards the Earth with huge amounts of energy. Large swathes of the planet were hit by the geomagnetic storm amid fears the biggest storm since 2005 could disrupt important communications.
Astronomers warned the storm could affect airline routes, power grids and satellites with the worst of the storm likely to go north of Earth.
But the storm has created a positive side effect with some countries in Asia and Europe, including Britain, being witness to spectacular displays of the Northern Lights at night.
US space weather monitors said the rush of radiation in the form of solar protons began late on Sunday and was likely to continue until later this week.
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