A solar flare can release 10^25 J. How many megatons of TNT would be equivalent?

Question: A 1-megaton bomb produces about 4 x 10^15 J

Answer:
easy peasy, mate.

10^25 divided by 4 * 10^15 = 2.5 * 10^9 megatons

That is 2.5 billion megaton tnt equivalent

Wow - and that is just one flare.

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