CMEs (coronal mass ejection) are sometimes associated with solar flares, the most explosive events in the solar system. The sun has released two CMEs in the past two days and both are linked to solar flares. NASA says the second flare is an X1.6 class, putting it in the most intense category.
The energy from those two CMEs is heading toward Earth.
Space weather experts aren't sure yet what this solar storm will do.
"This is a pretty strong solar storm and we just won't know until it gets here" what it will do, said CNN Meteorologist Chad Myers.
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