If You Are Reading This The Sun Has Not Killed Us All (Yet)

“The Earth is currently being battered by a storm of charged particles from the Sun, which could disrupt power grids, satellite navigation and plane routes. The storm — the largest in five years — will bombard the Earth’s magnetic field throughout Thursday. It was triggered by a pair of solar flares — the largest of their kind — earlier this week…. The effects will be most intense in polar regions, and aircraft may be advised to change their routings to avoid these areas.”