Massive Solar Flares Causes Tech and Radio Issues

Cool Stuff Daily

Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

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4.6 • 739 Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2026

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Sun unleashes colossal X4.2 solar flare, knocking out radio signals across Africa and Europe (video) | Space Massive Solar Flare Triggers Tech Blackouts as Earth Braces for Magnetic Storm Contact the show - coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:55.2	Welcome to Cool Stuff Daily. I'm Reggie Rizzou. On today's episode, we're looking at
0:59.6	the Solar Cycle 25, and it's nearing its peak and causing some issues. Early yesterday,
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