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Solar storm bombarding Earth now may reach 'extreme' levels, sparking auroras down to Alabama and straining hurricane-weakened power grids

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A coronal mass ejection from the sun slammed into Earth around midday on Thursday .

It triggered a severe G4 -class geomagnetic storm that could impact power grids, GPS and radio communications systems.

The storm could amplify aurora displays in regions that typically don't see them, NOAA officials said.

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