Solar Flares and CMEs: What’s the Difference?

The terms solar flare and CME are often used interchangeably, but they are two very different elements of solar weather. One is a serious nuisance, the other can cause societal collapse.

Sources for this video include:

NOAA; A Media Primer for the Solar Cycle and Space Weather (https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/our-satellites/future-programs/swfo/media-primer-the-solar-cycle-and-space-weather)

NOAA; NOAA Space Weather Scales (https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation)

NOAA; Solar Flares (Radio Blackouts) (https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/phenomena/solar-flares-radio-blackouts)

NOAA; CORONAL MASS EJECTIONS (https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/phenomena/coronal-mass-ejections)

NASA; The Impact of Flares (https://hesperia.gsfc.nasa.gov/rhessi3/mission/science/the-impact-of-flares/index.html)

EMP & CME Effects: A Guide for Apocalypse Fiction Authors & Preppers (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DCG766TV/)