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How does earths magnetic field protect us from solar flares

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Earth's magnetic field serves to deflect most of the solar wind,

whose charged particles would otherwise strip away the ozone layer that

protects the Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation.

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Earth's magnetic field serves to deflect most of the solar wind, whose charged particles would otherwise strip away the ozone layer that protects the Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation.

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