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SOLAR FLARES  

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  • An abrupt release, from a localized region on the Sun, of large amounts of energy in ultraviolet light, x-radiation, and occasionally gamma radiation. Flares usually occur in or near complex sunspot regions and may be related to the rearrangement of the intense magnetic fields there.

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/6e039ab2-beed-4b17-9fb2-41965839f5bf

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