Even magnetic storms launched from the solar poles, like this one seen in 2000, can threaten Earth.
Not exact matches
Coronal mass ejections (CMEs), which cause
magnetic storms, can strike
even closer to home (see «Shock wave blackout»).
Well, the
magnetic field deflects particle
storms and cosmic rays from the sun, as well as
even more energetic subatomic particles from deep space.
Intense
magnetic storms can
even disable communication satellites.