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Science
Meredith Garofalo

YOU WONT BELIEVE: How do you forecast a solar storm space weather experts explain - What They Never Told You

Colorful wisps of light appear in the night sky.

For those who had the opportunity to see the aurora this weekend, it was quite a spectacular moment. 

But while seeing the aurora borealis is thrilling and exciting for us, the same coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and geomagnetic storms that make these light shows possible can also wreak havoc on some of the technology that's part of our daily lives.

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