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Beware of the flare: Giant solar storm heads to earth

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    Massive storm may disrupt power, GPS and radio systems

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-- sentient -- nervous about hello this is a serious -- because the latest -- solar flares captured in this incredible video take a look at this is from NASA overnight.

This is video the bursting you're seeing there are charged particles erupting off the surface of the sun.

And we saw an even bigger solar flare Tuesday night right now all of those particles are racing toward the earth as you said about four million miles per hour.

And it's growing as it gets closer to us on top of that the problems will rise when the players reach the Earth's.

Magnetic field apparently that's when we could see -- power outages as well as disruptions UPS communication systems.

And you may this may be your radio -- -- -- Arabia.

Maybe acting funny several airlines even rerouting flights to avoid the -- all of this a product of the solar cycle.

We actually see outbursts like this every eleven years or so is the same phenomenon that causes the northern lights news media and yes.

-- -- particularly brilliant episode of that might show just last month.

Experts say wind that we see the northern lights again tonight that might -- It is expected to be visible as far south as the Great Lakes region the closer you are -- the polls.

The brighter that show will be the -- -- by the way expected to last through tomorrow experts warning that there could be another one.

Right around the corner so not out of the woods yet right now that we think you -- -- older look at them very little as long as you're not affected by absolutely -- -- -- -- report thanks for me you bet let's go back.

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