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A NASA animation that shows the sun blasting out a giant explosion of magnetic energy and the Earth being shielded from it by its powerful magnetic field.
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The sun also continuously showers the Earth with light and radiation energy.
Much of this solar energy is deflected by the Earth's atmosphere or reflected back into space by clouds, ice and snow.
What gets through becomes the energy that drives the Earth system, powering a remarkable planetary engine - the climate.
