Solar Storm Causes Minor Disruptions
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A severe geomagnetic storm that hit Earth this weekend interfered with data from at least one U.S. weather satellite and some power systems, government scientists said. But space weather forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Space Environment Center in Boulder, Colo., said the worst of Saturday’s storm, caused by a huge solar flare on Friday, was over. NOAA said on its Web site that the storm was classified as severe-to-extreme with potential effects on radio, communications, power systems and aviation.
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