Privileged Planet: Sunburn protection (Introduction)
It is now known how the Earth's magnetosphere protects us from major sun flares:-http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25176-earth-raises-a-plasma-shield-to-battle-solar-storms.html
It is now known how the Earth's magnetosphere protects us from major sun flares:-http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25176-earth-raises-a-plasma-shield-to-battle-solar-storms.html
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