Stormy Weather
When the sun's fury maxes out, Earth may take a hit
By Ron Cowen
Part one in a two-part series on the Earth-sun connection.
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On July 14, 1789, an angry crowd stormed the infamous Bastille prison. This act of defiance ignited a revolution that turned the streets of Paris crimson, as mobs carried aloft the guillotined heads of aristocrats.