What effecs do solar flares have on Earth?
Solar flares can have considerable affects on the upper atmosphere and ionosphere. Solar flares emit a lot of X-rays, which bombard the atmosphere, heating it and creating ions from the atoms of the air. The heating can cause the atmospheric density to increase, causing more drag on low altitude satellites. The creating of a lot of extra ions changes the characteristics of the ionosphere, affecting varous kinds of radio transmissions. Dr.