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Is there any danger of people flying in planes during this time? Will there be any radiation exposure?



It's a magnetic field, no? Is there any particular radioactive component? I'd be more worried about the acute effect on the plane's electronics, the whole point is they disrupt electrical systems.


Charged particles moving fast are ionizing radiation too. I wouldn't expect a ton to get through atmo though.


https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation

According to noaa there was an S2 Solar Radiations Storm and in the description for S2 it says:

> Biological: Passengers and crew in high-flying aircraft at high latitudes may be exposed to elevated radiation risk.

But the scale goes up to S5 and it the radiation will be higher for Austronauts, and for high flying aircrafts there is always a "may" attached.


I don't know the numbers on actual dose for something like this, but I'd expect that it's "elevated radiation risk" in much the same way that getting a CT is. If you get scanned 10,000 times, there's a pretty good chance you'll die from cancer, but mostly it's just a slight statistical increase in your odds.


I read some time ago that normal routes are fine but if possible people should avoid polar routes. Then again I think airlines nowadays track these exposures and adjust routes.


Boeing: "When you fly our planes, you agree that Coronal Mass Ejections may occur at any time and we are not liable for sudden door losses"


I assume you just clicked "Agree" like the rest of us?


Want to know this a well...




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