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Space weather starts at the Sun when a flare (a brightening of the Sun) occurs or a CME lifts off the surface. When the energy from either a flare or CME gets near the Earth it affects the upper atmosphere of the Earth (disrupting radio communication) and brings energetic particles into our environment.
