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Definition of geomagnetic
: of or relating to terrestrial magnetism
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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.
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The lights are expected to come as the result of a geomagnetic storm caused by giant clouds of solar plasma produced by solar flares.
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The geomagnetic field fluctuates wildly during a storm, like the wind during a hurricane, and that creates electrical currents here on Earth.
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A geomagnetic storm triggered by a burst of solar energy could overwhelm the nation’s power grid and shut down cell towers and communication networks.
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Earth is protected from the solar wind by its magnetic field; however some particles manage to enter the atmosphere, producing geomagnetic storms and auroras such as the northern lights.
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The Soviets and Americans also worked together to further space exploration in the 1960s and 1970s—exchanging weather data from and launching new meteorologic satellites and jointly mapping the earth's geomagnetic field.
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Aurora are caused by geomagnetic storms which occur when the sun blasts high-energy particles toward Earth.
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These intense releases of magnetic energy can, on rare occasions, cause geomagnetic disturbances on Earth.
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First Known Use of geomagnetic
1904
GEOMAGNETIC Defined for Kids
geomagnetic
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adjective
geo·mag·net·ic
\ˌjē-ō-mag-ˈne-tik\
Definition of geomagnetic for Students
: of or relating to the magnetic field of the earth the geomagnetic field
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