geomagnetic storm

noun

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However, there is also a possibility that the geomagnetic storm could be a stronger G2 event. Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025 Northern lights could put on a show tonight (July 2) as an incoming coronal mass ejection (CME) could spark a geomagnetic storm, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 2 July 2025 However, predicting the northern lights can be a fickle effort, as their dazzling displays depend on how and when geomagnetic storms from the sun strike Earth’s atmosphere. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025 Last spring, the strongest geomagnetic storm in two decades slammed Earth, producing light displays across the Northern Hemisphere. CBS News, 2 June 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 23 Aug. 2025.

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