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Damaging electric currents in space affect Earth's equatorial region, not just the poles

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imageWhen the sun flares, space weather is on its way to Earth.NASA/SDO, CC BY

The Earth’s magnetic field – known as the “magnetosphere” – protects our atmosphere from the “solar wind.” That’s the constant stream of charged particles flowing outward from the sun. When the...

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