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Old Jan 24, 2012, 11:44 am
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knoa_knows
 
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Anyone notice getting more sunburned during airline flights?

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-fi...m-toward-earth

WASHINGTON, USA - The strongest geomagnetic storm in more than six years was forecast to hit Earth's magnetic field on Tuesday, and it could affect airline routes, power grids and satellites, the U.S. Space Weather Prediction Center said.


http://www.nasa.gov/topics/aeronauti...radiation.html

Scientists at NASA’s Langley Research Center have completed a first attempt to accurately calculate the level of damaging radiation flight crews and passengers are exposed to on commercial airline flights. The work is an early step toward developing a model to observe radiation exposure for all commercial flights, particularly for pilots and crews who spend their careers airborne and who are at greater risk of developing certain cancers.
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