A tech-destroying solar flare could hit Earth within 100 years
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If the sun spews “superflares” as often as other stars, one could take down power systems, damage the ozone layer and destroy satellites in the next century
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NASA SVS X-Class: A Guide to Solar Flares
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Could a large solar flare fry disk drives and SSDs across the planet? - Quora
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These are the some of the subreddits i'm in : r/notinteresting
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25 Frightening Signs The End Of The World Is Near
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Leah Crane, Page 91
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Ask Ethan: Will The Earth Eventually Be Swallowed By The Sun?
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A Ranking of the 7 Greatest Cosmic Threats to Life on Earth
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25 Frightening Signs The End Of The World Is Near
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These are the some of the subreddits i'm in : r/notinteresting
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The next big one solar storm could send decimate our electrical