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E3C01
What is the cause of short-term radio blackouts?
Pick an answer to check it.
Answer: D. Solar flares
Solar flares send out X-rays that reach Earth in about 8 minutes and ionize the D layer, causing short-term HF radio blackouts. Coronal mass ejections take a day or more to arrive.
Tip: Flare = fast blackout.