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Last Post 3/19/2008 11:22 AM by Laura Peticolas

Coronal Mass Ejections

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3/19/2008 8:47 AM
When Coronal Mass Ejections come near Earth's atmosphere, is it effecting global warming? Nicole L (FWMS)

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3/19/2008 11:22 AM
Dear Nicole, Most of the coronal mass ejections don't interact with Earth's atmosphere, they interact with a different "shield" known as Earth's Magnetosphere. Just like Magnets have an invisible force around them, so does the Earth have this same invisible force and it is called a magnetic force field. The particles from the coronal mass ejections get deflected by Earth's magnetic force field far away from Earth and its atmosphere, so that most of them don't interact with the atmosphere. In part, because of this, there does not seem to be any influence on global warming from coronal mass ejections. Laura