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In order to see them in lower-latitude states like Hawaii – where sightings were reported this weekend – the geomagnetic storm has to be particularly extreme.
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Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
Aside from the natural wonder, the geomagnetic storm also affected broadband and GPS satellites in orbit.
—Passant Rabie / Gizmodo, Quartz, 13 May 2024
Thanks to geomagnetic storms that pushed the northern lights further south, many Hoosiers caught a rare glimpse of pink, purple and green auroras gliding across Indiana.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 13 May 2024
With the weekend’s geomagnetic storms, the glowing display was visible over wide areas of the U.S. Auroras are typically only seen as far south as Florida around once per decade, but some residents of the Sunshine State were able to spot the northern lights.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2024
Powerful solar weather brings northern lights farther south This is NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center's first severe geomagnetic storm watch in nearly 20 years.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 10 May 2024
The spectacle would be courtesy of a series of coronal mass ejections from the sun, which are forecast to reach the Earth early this weekend and produce the geomagnetic storms that trigger auroras.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024
Americans as far south as Alabama and Northern California could be treated to a show of the northern lights this weekend from a powerful geomagnetic storm which reached Earth, officials said.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 10 May 2024
In addition to possibly bringing the northern lights to Ohio, the severe geomagnetic storm caused by solar eruptions that is predicted for this weekend might wreak havoc on cellphones, the power grid and GPS navigation, according to the Space Weather Prediction Center.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 10 May 2024
Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
Aside from the natural wonder, the geomagnetic storm also affected broadband and GPS satellites in orbit.
—Passant Rabie / Gizmodo, Quartz, 13 May 2024
Thanks to geomagnetic storms that pushed the northern lights further south, many Hoosiers caught a rare glimpse of pink, purple and green auroras gliding across Indiana.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 13 May 2024
With the weekend’s geomagnetic storms, the glowing display was visible over wide areas of the U.S. Auroras are typically only seen as far south as Florida around once per decade, but some residents of the Sunshine State were able to spot the northern lights.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2024
Powerful solar weather brings northern lights farther south This is NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center's first severe geomagnetic storm watch in nearly 20 years.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 10 May 2024
The spectacle would be courtesy of a series of coronal mass ejections from the sun, which are forecast to reach the Earth early this weekend and produce the geomagnetic storms that trigger auroras.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024
Americans as far south as Alabama and Northern California could be treated to a show of the northern lights this weekend from a powerful geomagnetic storm which reached Earth, officials said.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 10 May 2024
In addition to possibly bringing the northern lights to Ohio, the severe geomagnetic storm caused by solar eruptions that is predicted for this weekend might wreak havoc on cellphones, the power grid and GPS navigation, according to the Space Weather Prediction Center.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 10 May 2024
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“Geomagnetic storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geomagnetic%20storm. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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