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May 2024 Solar Storm Boosted Flight Radiation by 43%
Original: Last Year’s Monster Solar Storm Gave a Transatlantic Flight a 43% Radiation Boost
During last year's powerful solar storm, radiation levels aboard a transatlantic flight reportedly rose 43% above normal. The May 2024 geomagnetic event, the strongest to hit Earth in two decades, produced widespread auroras but also elevated cosmic radiation exposure at cruising altitude, underscoring the risks solar weather can pose to aviation crews and passengers on polar and transatlantic routes.
Why now: New measurements from the rare, historic May 2024 solar storm are still being analysed, with the flight radiation finding highlighting aviation safety concerns.
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