The solar flare as captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory on Thursday. The flare has triggered a severe geomagnetic storm watch for the first time in nearly 20 years. AP
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Planet Earth is getting rocked by the biggest solar storm in decades.
The first wave of particles is already reaching the Earth. Earlier this afternoon NOAA declared that the planet was experiencing a G4, or “Severe,” geomagnetic storm. This is the first G4 storm to hit the planet since 2005.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is warning that
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