Which group faces the most pronounced danger from direct radiation exposure during solar events?
Answer
Astronauts and high-altitude aircraft crews.
The danger from radiation exposure is most pronounced for astronauts and crews on high-altitude aircraft because they operate outside the significant filtering effect provided by the dense lower atmosphere.
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