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The recent geomagnetic storm watch NOAA issued is rated as a G1.
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2025
These ejections can collide with Earth’s magnetosphere, the barrier protecting humanity from the harshest effects of space weather, to produce geomagnetic storms that unleash spectacular views of the northern lights in parts of the country where auroras are not often visible.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
The northern lights have been more active than usual over the past week after a coronal mass ejection, a form of solar eruption, caused a severe G4 geomagnetic storm.
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Conor Murray, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
In 1859, the most powerful geomagnetic storm in recent history, called the Carrington Event, blasted Earth.
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Stephen Ornes, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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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 16 Feb. 2025.
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