geomagnetic storm

noun

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The recent geomagnetic storm watch NOAA issued is rated as a G1. Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 3 Jan. 2025 Solar flares are also associated with coronal mass ejections, or clouds of plasma and magnetic fields launched from the sun that rile up geomagnetic storms on Earth. Gayoung Lee, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024 Strong geomagnetic storms can cause problems for astronauts in space, along with GPS systems and satellites in orbit. Denise Chow, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024 Here’s How to See Them Next Time On May 10 and 11, an unusually strong geomagnetic storm allowed people around the world to view the northern lights at latitudes where they’re rarely seen, from Florida to Spain. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 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 18 Jan. 2025.

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