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Originally Posted by freebeard
One might even call it.... Space Weather.
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That's what they call it.
Remember though that, we're talking about the D-region of the ionosphere, and thermosphere above it. No closer than 37-miles.
That earth's atmosphere is opaque to x-ray.
Solar physicists do not consider space weather to be a 'daily risk.'
They consider UV-A and UV-B from sunlight to be the greater risk.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------That said, they are aware of 100-year solar storm events and their implications to modern society, and are actively working to improve monitoring and early warning.
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I believe that the largest storm in recent time occurred around November 4, 2003, when an X45 Flare went off in the 'Halloween Storm' darkening most, or all of Sweden. To my knowledge, nothing happened in the USA.