In Pictures: What’s up with these solar storms?
Solar storms are raging, how will the impact Earth?
The sun erupts with one of the largest solar flares of this solar cycle on March 6, 2012. This flare was categorized as an X-5.4, making it the second largest flare -- after an X-6.9 on Aug. 9, 2011.
Credit: Reuters
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