Space Weather
Some conditions in space have the potential to seriously affect us on Earth. We call these conditions "space weather". The causes can include radiation storms and ejections from the Sun as well disturbances in the Earth's magnetic field caused by the Sun. Besides triggering beautiful auroras, these solar storms can damage satellites, disrupt power grids and electrical systems, interfer with cell phones and other communications, and disturb animal movements. They can even threaten astronauts and high-flying airplanes with their radiation!

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Want to Know More?

	Space Weather Research Explorer produced by the Exploratorium. Explains the concepts and provides links to live data. Also interviews with scientists who study space weather.
	Space Weather Center is a site designed especially for kids. You can learn more about space weather, and even play games like Magneto Mini Golf!
	Space Weather. The term space weather refers to violent transfers of matter and energy from the Sun to the Earth. This web site will tell you all about this important, and costly, problem and what we can do about it.
	SpaceWeather.com gives daily science news and information about the Sun-Earth environment. Find out about recent solar flares, spots on the Sun, current solar wind speed potential auroras, and spots currently on the back side of the Sun which soon will be turning into view and possibly causing harm!
	Space Weather Predictions provides data on current geomagnetic storms, solar radiation storms. radio blackouts, active regions, and the solar wind.
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Other Resources:	NOAA's Space Weather Site Today's Space Weather (SEC) Space Weather Resources (Rice University) Space Weather Today (Windows to the Universe) Space Weahter Lessons from Meteorology Solar Terrestrial Activity Report SSDOO Space Weather Resources ESA Space Weather Site Lund Space Weather Center Space Watch NRL Space Weather Prediction Space Weather Indices Science @ NASA -- Today's Space Weather Solar Events -- to get a quick overview of what could be happening on the Sun at any time!

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Image Credits:
Aurora photo by David Fritts, Poker Flat Research Center, Alaska; SOHO spacecraft, courtesy NASA/ESA Solar flare: EIT instrument aboard the SOHO spacecraft Earth & satellite from Dr. Sten Odenwald's Space Weather site Space weather guy from spaceweather.com; D-region absorption prediction image: The National Weather Service Space Environment Center;