Powerful X-Class Solar Flare Causes Radio Blackout and Northern Lights Alert
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A surprise X-class solar flare erupted from sunspot region 3912 on December 8, causing shortwave radio blackouts over southern Africa. The flare, accompanied by a coronal mass ejection (CME), is expected to have only mild impacts on Earth. X-class flares are the most powerful solar flares, capable of disrupting satellites and causing radio blackouts due to the intense release of electromagnetic radiation.
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- Impulsive X2.2 solar flare erupts from Region 3912 The Watchers
- X Class Solar Flare Erupts from Sun, Impacts Earth Weatherboy
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