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How Long Can a Solar Flare Knock Out Power?

Written by Reananda Hidayat Permono Completed Master of Science - MS, Petroleum Geology from Curtin University, Perth, Australia.

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The Sun Solar Storm GIF

The sun continued releasing a powerful solar flare this week, causing radio blackouts over some parts of the US and Latin America.

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Erupción Solar... En El Sol GIF

According to the Space Weather Prediction Center of NOAA, the flare came from a sunpost region 3234 on February 28.

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Solar Flare GIF

As it hit Earth, the flare interacted with the atmosphere and caused a signal loss below 30 MHz for around 30 minutes.

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Solar Flare GIF

This event occurred just days after amazing auroras colored the night sky worldwide.

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Solar Flare GIF

Want to know more about solar flares? Here we go.

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Sun Solar Flare GIF

Would a solar flare destroy batteries? A solar flare produces short bursts of electromagnetic radiation, which can destroy anything with a circuit.

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Solar Flare GIF

How long can a solar flare knock out power? We could get outages for months if a solar flare produces massive geomagnetic storms.

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Sun Sun Rays GIF

How old is the sun left? The sun burns for about 9-10 billion years. Therefore, it still has five billion years to go.

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Solar Flare Cme Phenomenal GIF

Can a solar storm make you dizzy? Solar flares can cause health problems, such as difficulty in sleeping, nausea, extreme exhaustion, and dizziness.

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Circling Around The Sun Fireball GIF

Do solar storms affect people? Radiation from solar storms can give you radiation sickness or even cancer.

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Loop Plasma GIF

Flying a plane during a solar storm is extremely dangerous as the pilot may get cataracts.

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Sun Solar System GIF

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