60-Second Space
60-Second Space
Scientific American
Solar Magnetic Field Flip Poses No Problem
1 minutes Posted Aug 15, 2013 at 1:18 pm.
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The only issue related to the flip of the sun's magnetic field is that it corresponds with the peak of the sunspot cycle, when the sun is prone to launch flares and bursts of plasma into space that can effect satellites and power grids. John Matson reports.