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- noun Plural form of
superflare .
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Examples
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Worrying about threats to the electric grid is all the rage these days, with anxious planners troubled by electromagnetic pulse attacks or even solar superflares that could melt down the power net for months or even years, bringing civilization to a halt.
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And they think these are superflares, millions of times more powerful than any flares we've had from our sun so far.
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And they think these are superflares, millions of times more powerful than any flares we've had from our sun so far.
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And they think these are superflares, millions of times more powerful than any flares we've had from our sun so far.
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These superflares can supply as much energy to Earth as solar flares, even though they are halfway across the Galaxy, whereas the Sun is at our celestial doorstep.
Scientific Blogging 2009
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These superflares can supply as much energy to Earth as solar flares, even though they are halfway across the Galaxy, whereas the Sun is at our celestial doorstep.
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These superflares can supply as much energy to Earth as solar flares, even though they are halfway across the Galaxy, whereas the Sun is at our celestial doorstep.
innovations-report 2009
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These superflares can supply as much energy to Earth as solar flares, even though they are halfway across the Galaxy, whereas the Sun is at our celestial doorstep.
innovations-report 2009
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These superflares can supply as much energy to Earth as solar flares, even though they are halfway across the Galaxy, whereas the Sun is at our celestial doorstep.
SpaceRef Top Stories 2009
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This week, scientists made new strides in addressing a longstanding and rather unsettling mystery: Does the Sun ever produce “superflares,” which are stellar outbursts that are thousands of times more destructive than a typical solar flare?
The Data on Civilization-Ending Superflares Becky Ferreira 2024
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