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Space weather, mainly from solar activity like flares, can seriously affect GPS, power grids, and satellites on Earth. The Met Office space weather team works 24/7, trying to predict events up to three days before they hit Earth. Aberystwyth University is leading a research project to give better warnings, giving infrastructure operators more time to act.
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