How to Use geomagnetic in a Sentence

geomagnetic

adjective
  • That field is centered over the geomagnetic North Pole, a spot which changes over time.
    oregonlive, 11 July 2023
  • Since the sunspot is pointed toward the Earth, an eruption of any kind could lead to geomagnetic storms.
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 13 July 2022
  • The scale for geomagnetic storms runs from G1, or minor storm, to G5, an extreme storm.
    Paul P. Murphy, CNN, 29 Oct. 2021
  • Michiganders across the state were treated to a rare July northern lights show over the past few days thanks to a geomagnetic storm from the sun.
    Brian Manzullo, Detroit Free Press, 18 July 2017
  • In autumn, winter, and spring, the skies near the Earth’s geomagnetic poles come alive with nature’s greatest light show.
    Debbie Olsen, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2023
  • As such, the canyon of fire shouldn’t be much of a problem for Earth’s geomagnetic environment.
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 6 Apr. 2022
  • When the wind hits the Earth's geomagnetic field, the results can be similar to coronal mass ejections.
    Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2018
  • The stronger the geomagnetic activity, the more intense the aurora, and the farther south in the Northern Hemisphere it can be seen.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 31 May 2024
  • The wind can result in geomagnetic storms, or rapid decreases in the strength of Earth’s magnetic field.
    Jacquelyne Germain, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Earth is about to reach a place in space where geomagnetic activity is more likely—and that means stronger displays of the Northern Lights.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
  • It’s tied to the geomagnetic conditions, so linked to the aurora.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021
  • Solar flares, geomagnetic storms, and sunspots can all cancel a launch.
    Abraham Mahshie, Washington Examiner, 28 Nov. 2020
  • Those kinds of puffs are called stealth coronal mass ejections, which Young thinks kicked the geomagnetic activity up a notch.
    Kasha Patel, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The Earth’s geomagnetic field is extremely weak, around a hundred times smaller than that of a standard fridge magnet, and the solar and lunar tides are even tinier.
    Jo Marchant, Wired, 1 Sep. 2020
  • There also needs to be a high Kp — the measure of geomagnetic activity from zero to nine.
    Kelly Smith, Star Tribune, 17 Mar. 2021
  • The lights are expected to come as the result of a geomagnetic storm caused by giant clouds of solar plasma produced by solar flares.
    Olivia Dimmer, OregonLive.com, 14 July 2017
  • The geomagnetic storm quickly turned into a Twitter storm, with people posting photos and videos of the famous Lights.
    Caitlin Morton, CNT, 18 July 2017
  • During rare, strong geomagnetic storms, people can sometimes see the dancing lights as far as south as Georgia.
    Kasha Patel, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Dec. 2022
  • According to The Weather Channel, these events can spark strong geomagnetic storms — and in this case, it's headed in our direction.
    Li Cohen, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2022
  • The Kp index is a measure of geomagnetic activity—the stronger the activity, the brighter the aurora will be.
    Chantelle Lee, TIME, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Afterall, dogs have been found to make similar movements to align themselves with the earth's geomagnetic fields.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 26 Mar. 2021
  • Intense solar flares and coronal mass ejections can lead to geomagnetic storms on Earth.
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Geomagnetic storms are rated 1 to 5 on the G-scale (G stands for geomagnetic), with 5 being the most intense.
    Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
  • An internal geomagnetic compass allows them to home their way back to their nesting place each spring.
    Tom Montgomery Fate, chicagotribune.com, 4 June 2019
  • Over the past three days, particles that erupted from the sun have collided with Earth’s magnetic field, causing the geomagnetic storms.
    Lauryn Azu, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Using the new simulation, researchers were able to link geomagnetic jerks to a type of rapid energy wave.
    Anna Funk, Discover Magazine, 7 Aug. 2019
  • The northern lights were triggered by a series of coronal mass ejections from the sun, which produce geomagnetic that create the auroras.
    Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2024
  • It’s tied to the geomagnetic conditions, so linked to the aurora, but the sound can occur even when aurora aren’t visible.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 2 June 2022
  • Earth has felt the effects of a few significant geomagnetic storms since then, all of which caused power blackouts and satellite damage.
    Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2021
  • The appearance of the northern lights are a result of geomagnetic activity, which can result in the collision of ions with Earth’s atmospheric gasses and create auroral displays.
    Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024

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