magnetic storm
noun
: a marked temporary disturbance of the earth's magnetic field held to be related to sunspots
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Its magnetic field plays a role in events like solar flares, explosions that shoot energy, light and high-speed particles into space, as well as coronal mass ejections, solar magnetic storms that expel gas and magnetic fields.
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Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2024
The intensity of these magnetic storms could impact us energetically and heighten our emotional sensitivity
Keep your eyes on the sky this weekend!
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024
Its sensors tracking magnetic storms emanating from the sun would keep doing their jobs.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Mar. 2017
The more intense solar winds and flares now emanating from the sun can cause genuine magnetic storms over Earth.
—oregonlive, 11 July 2023
Sunspots are the sites of powerful magnetic storms where plasma wells up and falls back to the surface.
—Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 14 June 2023
The magnetic storm is expected to continue through Saturday and perhaps even strengthen.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2022
The reader is an innocent bystander swept up by a magnetic storm of affinity.
—Wsj Books Staff, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2021
At the time of the event, Japan rested at a magnetic latitude of 33 degrees, where aurorae could hypothetically form—especially in the event of a magnetic storm.
—Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 3 Apr. 2020
Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2024
The intensity of these magnetic storms could impact us energetically and heighten our emotional sensitivity
Keep your eyes on the sky this weekend!
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024
Its sensors tracking magnetic storms emanating from the sun would keep doing their jobs.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Mar. 2017
The more intense solar winds and flares now emanating from the sun can cause genuine magnetic storms over Earth.
—oregonlive, 11 July 2023
Sunspots are the sites of powerful magnetic storms where plasma wells up and falls back to the surface.
—Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 14 June 2023
The magnetic storm is expected to continue through Saturday and perhaps even strengthen.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2022
The reader is an innocent bystander swept up by a magnetic storm of affinity.
—Wsj Books Staff, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2021
At the time of the event, Japan rested at a magnetic latitude of 33 degrees, where aurorae could hypothetically form—especially in the event of a magnetic storm.
—Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 3 Apr. 2020
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“Magnetic storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetic%20storm. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.
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