It's accepted by scientists that one of the possible effects from a sufficiently major solar 'spike' is that on Earth all electronic communications might be rendered unusable for some time.

一场足够强大的太阳“风暴”可能产生的影响之一是在一段时间内地球上所有的电子通信工具将无法使用，这点已经被科学家们接受。

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If there is a drop in X-ray receipt when GOES-O is in eclipse behind the Earth, why would there be a spike when the satellite is at dusk?

倘若GOES - O卫星在地球后面被遮蔽时，收到的X射线的量下降了，那卫星在黄昏的时刻X射线的量又怎么会上涨呢？

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Rare earth prices have already been rising sharply this year, but the recent price spike has puzzled Chinese analysts, who blamed it largely on hoarding by companies who expect prices to rise further.

今年，稀土价格大幅猛增，但是最近的价格新高使中国的业内分析师迷惑，他们纷纷将原因归咎于一些企业开始囤积稀土，以期待价格进一步高涨。

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Unlike most shots, in which the golfer largely controls the flight of the ball through the air, a putt's terrestrial trajectory can be altered by a lot more variables the speed of the green, the contours of the earth, a spike mark, or any little object that might be in the ball's path.

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For Ford, the spike in rare earth prices a couple of years ago came at a critical time, when it was finalizing development plans for its next generation hybrid system.

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But since the spike in rare-earth prices seems not to have taken hold within China, many see another, more nefarious calculation behind the export quotas.

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