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I have heard that solar winds affect communications through electromagnetic waves, not electricity.
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Electromagnetic waves induce electric current flow in conductors.
The solar winds are charged "particles in motion". This is the definition of current flow. The solar winds are an expanding sphere of plasma energy of varying intensity. When these winds interact with the Earth's magnetosphere, most of the charged particles are steered around our planet. Some of the energy reaches our planet's surface at the poles causing the Aurora and Australia borealis.
When a large event on the surface of the Sun causes a mass of particles to be thrown into an intercept path of the Earth, our magnetosphere can be breached. When this happens, the energy can reach our satellites in orbit, and electrical grid on the surface. This can damage the satellites and induce fluctuations in our power grid. These fluctuations can cause overloads in the grid circuits, damaging the grid, resulting in area blackouts.
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Sentence with solar wind in it?
Solar wind
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How alternative energy produces electricity?
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