Every thousand years, Earth faces extreme solar particle events that can damage the ozone layer and increase UV radiation.
A new study reveals that around every thousand years, Earth faces extreme solar particle events, which could damage the ozone layer and increase UV radiation. These "solar particle events" are blasts of protons from the Sun that can impact life on Earth when Earth's magnetic field is weak. Earth's magnetic field typically deflects solar radiation, but during extreme events, it could have devastating effects.
July 02, 2024
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