A rare "space hurricane" that swirled over Earth's North Pole in 2014 caused intense space weather effects despite unusually quiet solar conditions, a new study reports.

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With the development of our civilization, these events are possibly more disastrous than they used to be. That is definite,” explains Martin Connors, a professor of physics, mathematics, and astronomy ...