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  2. July 2012 solar storm - Wikipedia

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    The event occurred in 2012, near the local maximum of sunspots that can be seen in this graph. At 02:08 UT on 23 July 2012, a large coronal mass ejection (CME) was launched from the Sun. [3] The eruption emanated from solar active region 11520 and coincided with what was at most an X2.5-class solar flare. [4]

  3. Solar storm - Wikipedia

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    Solar flare, a large explosion in the Sun's atmosphere caused by tangling, crossing or reorganizing of magnetic field lines; Coronal mass ejection (CME), a massive burst of plasma from the Sun, sometimes associated with solar flares; Geomagnetic storm, the interaction of the Sun's outburst with Earth's magnetic field

  4. List of explosions - Wikipedia

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    Okobie road tanker explosion: 12 July 2012 China: Yan'an: 36 3 Shaanxi bus–tanker crash: 27 August 2012 India: Chala: 20 21 Chala LPG tanker disaster: 5 September 2012 Turkey: Afyonkarahisar: 25 7 2012 Afyonkarahisar arsenal explosion: 5 September 2012 India: Sivakasi: 40 70 Sivakasi factory explosion: 18 September 2012 Mexico: Reynosa: 30 46 ...

  5. In Texas, it’s so hot that the sun itself is igniting fires ...

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    The Texas sun was so hot on July 18 that when a trash can with glass bottles, paper and food waste was blown open, rays of sunlight hit the bottles and, like a kid using a magnifying glass to burn ...

  6. Curious Kids: what would happen if the sun exploded? - AOL

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    By studying old and dead stars, we can discover what will happen to our sun in the far, far future. And it won't end with a big explosion.

  7. See live map of Texas road conditions, closures amid power ...

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    Hurricane Beryl landing on Texas coast has caused several road closures and delays in the Houston area and beyond. More than 1 million customers have lost power within hours of Beryl's landfall ...

  8. List of natural gas and oil production accidents in the ...

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    June 25, 2012 - One worker dead, two injured at BP Pinon natural gas compressor station explosion [26] [27] in Bayfield; September 11, 2012 – A malfunction and fire at a gas compressor station, in Colorado. [28] May 9, 2014 – Weld County: six crude oil tankers of 100-car train derail, one leaks an estimated 6,500 gal. (of 28,000 gal ...

  9. See live map of Texas road conditions, closures as ... - AOL

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    Map: Road closures, driving conditions in Texas Tips for driving in freezing weather. Be prepared: Clear ice and snow off the car before you start driving. Snow left on top of the car can slide ...