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Effective communication systems are critical. Aviation and emergency response communities depend on reliable communications. Radio and satellite communication technologies can experience significant degradation from space weather storms. To learn about space weather impacts visit www.swpc.noaa.gov/impacts/hf-radio-communications and www.swpc.noaa.gov/impacts/satellite-communications #SpaceWeather
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Communications systems are critical and can be vulnerable to the Sun! www.swpc.noaa.gov/impacts/hf-radio-communications and www.swpc.noaa.gov/impacts/satellite-communications #spaceweather
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Although the Earth’s magnetosphere, ionosphere, and atmosphere do a great job protecting us from hazardous space weather, it is still possible for space weather to cause power outages. Find out more about #SpaceWeather impacts at swpc.noaa.gov/impacts.
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The sun is the main source of space weather, & it could even cause power outages! Find out more at swpc.noaa.gov/impacts #SpaceWeather
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The Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) are the result of electrons colliding with the Earth’s upper atmosphere, and are visible when there is an increase in space weather activity. They can be observed in dark and clear areas of North America, Asia, and Europe. To learn more about auroras and other #SpaceWeather phenomena, visit weather.gov/space.
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The Northern Lights are visible when there is an increase is space weather activity. Check out weather.gov/space. #SpaceWeather
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Solar flares are huge explosions of electromagnetic radiation from the Sun lasting from minutes to hours. They are seen as a bright area on the Sun in optical wavelengths and as bursts of noise in radio wavelengths. Solar flares occur in a large range of strengths, have emissions that travel at the speed of light, and reach Earth in eight minutes. They can cause radio blackouts on the sunlit side of the Earth. To learn about radio blackouts, visit www.swpc.noaa.gov/phenomena/solar-flares-radio-blackouts. #SpaceWeather
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Solar flares are energetic explosions from the Sun & can cause radio blackouts from minutes to hours. www.swpc.noaa.gov/phenomena/solar-flares-radio-blackouts #SpaceWeather
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Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs), are explosive eruptions of plasma from the Sun’s outer atmosphere, the Corona. A CME typically carries roughly a billion tons of material outward from the Sun at millions of miles per hour (thousands of km/s). CMEs are not particularly bright and may take hours to fully erupt from the Sun and typically take one to four days to travel to Earth. To learn about CMEs visit http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/phenomena/coronal-mass-ejections. #SpaceWeather
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Clouds of plasma that erupt from the Sun are called Coronal Mass Ejections. Learn more http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/phenomena/coronal-mass-ejections #SpaceWeather
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There are many ways in which space weather impacts GPS. During periods of disturbed space weather, position information can become inaccurate. Learn more about #SpaceWeather impacts on weather.gov/space.
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Did you know that space weather can impact GPS reception and reliability? weather.gov/space #SpaceWeather
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When a Geomagnetic Storm is happening, use this handy chart to find out what it will impact. http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation #SpaceWeather
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When a Geomagnetic Storm is happening, what will it impact? http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation #SpaceWeather
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When a Solar Radiation Storm is happening, use this handy chart to find out what it will impact. http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation #SpaceWeather
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When a Solar Radiation Storm is happening, what will it impact? http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation #SpaceWeather
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When a Radio Blackout is happening due to space weather, use this handy chart to find out what it will impact. http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation #SpaceWeather
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When a Radio Blackout is happening due to space weather, what will it impact? http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation #SpaceWeather
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Space weather is a two-sided coin: it creates beautiful auroras, but it can also jeopardize the technologies we rely on daily. See all the impacts of #SpaceWeather at weather.gov/space.
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#SpaceWeather creates beautiful auroras, but can also jeopardize technologies that we rely on daily. See the impacts at weather.gov/space.
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