Which mechanism inhibits short-range radio communications when solar flares erupt?

💡 Explanation

Solar flares increase X-ray and UV radiation, causing increased ionization in Earth's D-layer. D-layer absorption then attenuates radio waves because increased electron density leads to greater wave energy absorption, therefore signal propagation fails here rather than reflecting off the F2 layer at higher altitudes.

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