Question

Which prediction is most likely to happen due to solar energetic particles during a solar radiation storm?

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Satellites will need to be repositioned due to satellite drag.
Radio communications at high latitudes will be blocked.
Power will go out in cities across the world.

Answer 1

Solar Radiation Storms

Solar radiation storms occur when large quantities of charged particles, protons and electrons, are accelerated by processes at or near the Sun. When these processes occur, the near-Earth satellite environment is bathed with high energy particles.