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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
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First Known Use
1941, in the meaning defined above
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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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