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What is one difference between solar flares and coronal mass ejections
(CMEs)? ● How often does the Sun have a maximum number of
sunspots & solar storms (solar maximum)? In other words, what is the length of the sunspot
cycle? ● Why does our society need to learn to live
well with the sunspot cycle?
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#5. SOLAR STORMS
and SUNSPOT CYCLES
Solar storms often start in regions where there are sunspots. Every 11 years there is an increase in the size and number of sunspots.
![NASA spacecraft image of
the Sun showing both a solar flare (a bright flash of high-energy light on the Sun) and a coronal mass
ejection (the solar material blasting out into space). Image credit: NASA/SDO](./images/fitb-solar-storms-and-sunspot-cycles.jpg)
A solar flare and a coronal mass ejection (CME) are two possible features of a solar storm. This is a NASA spacecraft image of the Sun showing both a solar flare (a bright flash of high-energy light on the Sun) and a CME (the solar material blasting out into space).
Image credit: NASA/SDO
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