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This could mean, for instance, that a plane traveling in the far northern hemisphere, where the charged particles released by solar weather are drawn by Earth’s magnetic poles, could lose radio contact. Solar flares can also disrupt radio signals used for navigation or disrupt GPS signals. The more energy emitted from the flare, the longer these disruptions can last. For the weakest, it could be a few minutes; for the strongest, it could be hours.