geomagnetic storm

noun

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Ghostly aurora from space On Halloween, NASA Earth posted a picture to X of the aurora borealis taken from space on October 11, 2024 during a G4 geomagnetic storm. Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024 The cause of the natural phenomenon, also known as the aurora borealis, was an intense geomagnetic storm triggered by a massive explosion of plasma and magnetic field from the Sun toward Earth. Ariana Garcia, Chron, 11 Oct. 2024 Between the lines: Coronal mass ejections are large bursts of plasma from the Sun that cause geomagnetic storms when they are directed at Earth. Kelly Tyko, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024 How do space weather experts predict geomagnetic storms? Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for geomagnetic storm 

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of geomagnetic storm was in 1941

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“Geomagnetic storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geomagnetic%20storm. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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