geomagnetic storm

noun

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Arctic Climates, Solar Changes, and Big Data For some three hundred thousand years, auroras were the only signs of geomagnetic storms that human populations noticed. Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025 These conditions are predicted to, in turn, spark a G1-level geomagnetic storm (with a small chance of escalating to G2), which is strong enough to make auroras visible on the horizon across much of the northern hemisphere. Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025 This work had found geomagnetic storms occurring during periods when no solar eruptions were predicted to hit Earth. JSTOR Daily, 24 Oct. 2025 This work had found geomagnetic storms occurring during periods when no solar eruptions were predicted to hit Earth. Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for geomagnetic storm

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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 5 Nov. 2025.

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