Earth Buffeted by Large Solar Flare

World | October 29, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00

A gas cloud from one of the largest flares ever seen on the Sun has reached the Earth causing a magnetic storm that erupted and then faded quickly. The disruption to the Earth's magnetic field was described as very severe - according to scientists, the flare is the third largest detected since regular solar monitoring began 25 years ago. The Sun is undergoing a surge of activity and currently has several large sunspot groups on its surface. More flares and disruption is expected.

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