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Space Hurricane: A Calm Destruction
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According to recent findings, space hurricane is an unusually calm, but destructive event that is likely more common than previously thought, and it may not be related to the solar cycle. Experts compared it to an Earth hurricane, with quiet conditions leading to chaos.
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