How to Use geomagnetic storm in a Sentence

geomagnetic storm

noun
  • This has to do with strong geomagnetic storms and the tilt of the Earth’s axis.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2023
  • This has been one of the stronger geomagnetic storms in Utah.
    Kasha Patel, Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The sky show is due to a geomagnetic storm that's now hurtling toward the Earth.
    Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 10 May 2023
  • The colorful glow in the sky is caused by a geomagnetic storm.
    Sarah Roberts, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2023
  • While zero is calm, a Kp of five or above means there’s a geomagnetic storm.
    Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2023
  • The storm that caused the northern lights to appear over Tucson was rated a G4, or severe, geomagnetic storm on a scale of 1 to 5.
    Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2023
  • Bigger, better and more frequent geomagnetic storms are on the way in a few years.
    Justin L. MacK, Indianapolis Star, 28 Mar. 2019
  • That's because of a strong geomagnetic storm in the forecast.
    USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2021
  • Stargazers in parts of the United States may be lucky enough to see the northern lights Saturday, thanks to a strong geomagnetic storm.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2021
  • On a scale from one to five, the geomagnetic storm that affected the Starlink satellites last week was a two, which is fairly mild, Murtagh said.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN, 9 Feb. 2022
  • In fact, the most intense and vibrant displays of the auroras seen from Earth is a result of a geomagnetic storm.
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 11 July 2023
  • This is the third level of NOAA's five-level geomagnetic storm scale.
    Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Have no idea what a solar flare or geomagnetic storm is?
    Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2021
  • In 1989, for instance, a geomagnetic storm led to a nine-hour blackout in Quebec.
    Maddie Bender, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2023
  • In late April, a geomagnetic storm created lights that were shown over 30 U.S. states.
    Emily Deletter, Detroit Free Press, 7 July 2023
  • The particles hit the Earth's magnetic shield and can create a type of space weather known as a geomagnetic storm.
    Julia Musto, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2021
  • The Center said that the strong geomagnetic storm could continue through the rest of Sunday and into Monday.
    James Powel, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Seventeen states in the U.S. could get a glimpse at the Northern Lights this week, thanks to a geomagnetic storm impacting the atmosphere mid-week.
    Solcyre Burga, Time, 9 July 2023
  • Typically, the stronger the geomagnetic storm, the further from Earth’s poles the aurora can be seen.
    Eric MacK, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021
  • And a solar flare that started a low-level geomagnetic storm also could lead to the northern lights over parts of Michigan.
    Susan Selasky and Emma Tomsich, Detroit Free Press, 27 June 2018
  • Some lucky portions of the northern U.S. will get to witness the Northern Lights this weekend, a result of a coming geomagnetic storm.
    Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 30 Aug. 2019
  • As a result of its direct course, the flare is expected to produce a geomagnetic storm on our planet.
    Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2022
  • This has prompted the space weather center to issue a strong geomagnetic storm watch.
    Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2022
  • It could be joined on Tuesday and Wednesday by the leftovers of a solar flare on Saturday to produce a G1-class geomagnetic storm.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021
  • And how can a geomagnetic storm make auroras visible in the US?
    Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2022
  • The remarkable sky lights may come down farther south due to a geomagnetic storm that began on Wednesday, experts said.
    Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2022
  • This cycle increases the frequency and distance of the geomagnetic storms that lead to auroras, like the late April event when the northern lights could be seen as far as south Tucson.
    Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 7 July 2023
  • Steenburgh was called at 3 a.m. Monday when geomagnetic storm levels reached a level 3 out of 5, which hadn’t occurred since April.
    Kasha Patel, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Any notch above five on the Kp scale (which caps at nine) is considered a geomagnetic storm, which therefore causes the most intense and vibrant displays of the auroras seen from Earth.
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 11 July 2023
  • The minor geomagnetic storm is likely from the arrival of a coronal mass ejection Tuesday.
    Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2018

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