Solar flares are the most energetic events in our Solar System, but relatively little is known about their contribution to the total energy the Earth receives from the Sun. The detection of a moderate solar flare in the total solar irradiance suggests their impact on the variability of the Sun's output could be larger than expected.
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Hudson, H. Solar flares add up. Nature Phys 6, 637–638 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys1764
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