geomagnetic storm

noun

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Thanksgiving week geomagnetic storm watch NOAA has been tracking a coronal mass ejection since Sunday that exploded from the sun on a trajectory that should reach Earth later this week. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024 Minor, moderate or greater geomagnetic storms are likely on Thursday and Friday, increasing the Kp index forecast to five and nearly six for either day, respectively, after a filament eruption on the sun’s surface earlier this week, according to NOAA’s three-day forecast. Ty Roush, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 This follows a powerful geomagnetic storm in May — the first to reach a G4 magnitude since 2005 — which made the aurora visible across all of the contiguous United States, extending as far south as Central Texas. Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024 Furthermore, no geomagnetic storms are expected to take place in the next three days either. Skyler Caruso, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024 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 2 Dec. 2024.

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