solar flare
noun
: a sudden temporary outburst of energy from a small area of the sun's surface
called also flare
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According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, some of this solar activity includes solar flares.
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
These three primary areas of focus highlight the types of impacts a solar flare can have on our environment, with the scales also providing information on the likelihood of a certain level occurring and the intensity of each category, which is rated on a scale of 1 to 5.
—Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 9 Feb. 2025
Northern lights, also known as Aurora Borealis, are caused by magnetic storms triggered by solar activity, like solar flares (explosions on the sun) or coronal mass ejections (ejected gas bubbles).
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
While technical systems are expected to experience only moderate effects during the storm, the solar flare that triggered these CMEs caused a brief shortwave radio blackout over parts of Africa and the South Atlantic Ocean shortly after erupting, according to SpaceWeather.com.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
These three primary areas of focus highlight the types of impacts a solar flare can have on our environment, with the scales also providing information on the likelihood of a certain level occurring and the intensity of each category, which is rated on a scale of 1 to 5.
—Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 9 Feb. 2025
Northern lights, also known as Aurora Borealis, are caused by magnetic storms triggered by solar activity, like solar flares (explosions on the sun) or coronal mass ejections (ejected gas bubbles).
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
While technical systems are expected to experience only moderate effects during the storm, the solar flare that triggered these CMEs caused a brief shortwave radio blackout over parts of Africa and the South Atlantic Ocean shortly after erupting, according to SpaceWeather.com.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Solar flare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20flare. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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