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. Even more excitingly, it was accompanied by what is known as a halo coronal mass ejection – one that is ejected straight at Earth.
Sunspots are spots on the Sun where the magnetic field is temporarily stronger. They're also magnetically messy; magnetic field lines of opposite polarity can tangle, snap, and reconnect. This reconnection unleashes a burst of energy – a solar flare. The strongest effects are felt with a coronal mass ejection, or CME. These often – but not always – occur with solar flares.
Electric currents generated high up in the atmosphere can result in power grid fluctuations, and voltage corrections may need to be applied, for example. There is increased drag on satellites, which can require course correction. Satellite communications and GPS can be disrupted.
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