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- Though less than 1% of the solar wind penetrates the magnetosphere, that's
- enough to generate millions of amps of electric current in our atmosphere and to
- cause occasional magnetic storms in the space around Earth. Changes in the solar
- wind may also affect the properties of the Earth's lower atmosphere, including
- weather and climate.
- Through changes in the Earth's magnetosphere, the solar wind can disrupt
- communications and cause power-grid failures.
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- Solar wind causes comets to have tails.
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