magnetic storm
noun
: a marked temporary disturbance of the earth's magnetic field held to be related to sunspots
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Its sensors tracking magnetic storms emanating from the sun would keep doing their jobs.
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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
For their latest work, Love’s team obtained records of magnetic storms detected at observatories, then combined them with new surveys that measured the local magnetic field and its related electrical field.
—National Geographic, 18 Mar. 2019
The predicted magnetic storm could push the aurora borealis to lower latitudes, raising the possibility its eerie streamers would slither over the skies in New York, Wisconsin, or Washington State.
—Andrew Moseman, Popular Mechanics, 25 Mar. 2019
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
For their latest work, Love’s team obtained records of magnetic storms detected at observatories, then combined them with new surveys that measured the local magnetic field and its related electrical field.
—National Geographic, 18 Mar. 2019
The predicted magnetic storm could push the aurora borealis to lower latitudes, raising the possibility its eerie streamers would slither over the skies in New York, Wisconsin, or Washington State.
—Andrew Moseman, Popular Mechanics, 25 Mar. 2019
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“Magnetic storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetic%20storm. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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