![]() We now know that flares and CMEs occur regularly and can affect radio communications, navigation systems and electrical grids. The sun is currently winding up to the peak of its current cycle, meaning that for the next few years we can expect the number of flares and CMEs to increase. ![]() These eruptions occur as part of the solar cycle, a roughly 11-year period in which the sun's activity rises and falls. They are related to solar flares, powerful flashes of light and other radiation, that often precede CMEs. Geomagnetic storms are disturbances in Earth's magnetic field caused by powerful eruptions of material from the sun called coronal mass ejections (CMEs). ![]() Solar eruptions can cause a lot of disruption on Earth if they're strong enough. A NASA image shows a solar flare erupting from the side of the sun in October, 2014. ![]()
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