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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Space storm alert: A fierce solar storm could lead to a global disaster on an unprecedented scale

IT IS midnight on 22 September 2012 and the skies above Manhattan are filled with a flickering curtain of colourful light. Few New Yorkers have seen the aurora this far south but their fascination is short-lived.

Within a few seconds, electric bulbs dim and flicker, then become unusually bright for a fleeting moment. Then all the lights in the state go out. Within 90 seconds, the entire eastern half of the US is without power...

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Source: www.newscientist.com

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