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> A crack has been detected in the Earth's magnetic shield, which allowed deadly cosmic ray particles to seep through into the atmosphere. Deadly in general or

• astrodust 10y ago
  They're way worse than UV rays since they're far higher energy, so if this is as bad as the ozone hole it could be pretty bad.
  • hollerith 10y ago
    ok, but their flux is vastly lower.