solar flares

Draws on information from spacecraft and Earth-based telescopes to explore the sun, discussing solar storms, temperature, chemical reactions, and more.

"In a world where sunlight is deadly, the final confrontation plays out between the corrupt solar tycoons, those mysterious individuals immune to the sun's rays and the ordinary heroes in the middle, a solar heiress turned rebel and a disillusioned former hero, who must rescue all of Manhattan from a villainous plot to destroy the very solar power protecting the city"--Amazon.

This information-packed volume will take away some of the mystery, but not the awe, as it reveals what meteorologists have learned about the Northern Lights, and how and why they occur.

"The countdown is on. In less than forty eight hours, Earth will be hit by a major solar storm. At first, it is thought to be a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) that will severely damage our world's electronic infrastructure. A crisis to be certain, but one that can be survived--until something far more frightening is discovered by NASA's solar observation teams. It is not just a CME. The sun is about to let loose with a solar explosion of such intensity it will result in an ELE, an 'Extinction Level Event.' A final hour might be approaching that could see the near extinction of all life on earth. How will humanity react to such news?"--OCLC.

Collects three survival stories, including Julie Kagawa's "Dawn of Eden" in which a relentless virus threatens all in its path; Ann Aguirre's "Thistle & Thorne" in which a catastrophic spill turns the country into a vast chemical wasteland; and Karen Duvall's "Sun Storm" in which solar flares nearly destroy the planet.