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Powerful Mother's Day geomagnetic storm created radio-disrupting bubbles in Earth's upper atmosphere

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Researchers from Kyushu University in Japan have provided some new insights about the geomagnetic storm that flared up last Mother's Day.

The work focuses on the storm's activity in a region of Earth 's ionosphere called the E layer.

The E layer was significantly enhanced during the storm, the team found.

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