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POWERFUL FLARE: The most powerful solar flare of the current solar cycle -- an X17-class event -- erupted near sunspot 9393 at 2150 UT on April 2nd. The event was even more powerful than a similar flare in March 1989 that led to the well-known collapse of a power grid in Quebec. No such calamities are likely this time, however, because sunspot 9393 is near the Sun's west limb; the bulk of the explosion was directed away from Earth.
The flux of energetic solar protons around our planet has soared to approximately 10,000 times normal. Such radiation levels pose no hazard to air travelers, astronauts or satellites. The ongoing radiation storm is a NOAA S2 category event.
Powerful Solar Flares Since 1976 -- today's flare ranks second in this 25-year list compiled by IPS Radio & Space Services.
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