How to Use geomagnetic in a Sentence

geomagnetic

adjective
  • Solar flares, geomagnetic storms, and sunspots can all cancel a launch.
    — Abraham Mahshie, Washington Examiner, 28 Nov. 2020
  • That field is centered over the geomagnetic North Pole, a spot which changes over time.
    — oregonlive, 11 July 2023
  • Since the sunspot is pointed toward the Earth, an eruption of any kind could lead to geomagnetic storms.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 13 July 2022
  • Meanwhile, a strong region of the geomagnetic field over Siberia has grown in size during this time.
    — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Things like dark skies, long nights, and strong geomagnetic activity (storms) have to align for the best chance of catching them.
    — Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 24 Dec. 2025
  • In the case of this active region, the larger flares had a smaller geomagnetic impact than the smaller flares did.
    — Ryan French, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • On the ground, the same storm could overload power grids and pipelines with geomagnetic energy.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2025
  • As such, the canyon of fire shouldn’t be much of a problem for Earth’s geomagnetic environment.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 6 Apr. 2022
  • These storms are known to have been seen as far south as Illinois or the 50° geomagnetic latitude.
    — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 4 June 2026
  • Intense solar flares and coronal mass ejections can lead to geomagnetic storms on Earth.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Research supports the idea that cats use Earth's geomagnetic fields, combined with scent cues, to locate their homes.
    — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
  • It’s tied to the geomagnetic conditions, so linked to the aurora.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021
  • In autumn, winter, and spring, the skies near the Earth’s geomagnetic poles come alive with nature’s greatest light show.
    — Debbie Olsen, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Michiganders across the state were treated to a rare July northern lights show over the past few days thanks to a geomagnetic storm from the sun.
    — Brian Manzullo, Detroit Free Press, 18 July 2017
  • Those kinds of puffs are called stealth coronal mass ejections, which Young thinks kicked the geomagnetic activity up a notch.
    — Kasha Patel, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023
  • During rare, strong geomagnetic storms, people can sometimes see the dancing lights as far as south as Georgia.
    — Kasha Patel, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Dec. 2022
  • There are three primary hypotheses for how birds might sense Earth’s geomagnetic field.
    — ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026
  • Afterall, dogs have been found to make similar movements to align themselves with the earth's geomagnetic fields.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 26 Mar. 2021
  • When the wind hits the Earth's geomagnetic field, the results can be similar to coronal mass ejections.
    — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2018
  • The wind can result in geomagnetic storms, or rapid decreases in the strength of Earth’s magnetic field.
    — Jacquelyne Germain, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Nov. 2022
  • This colorful reaction occurs in a donut shape above the geomagnetic poles.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Using the new simulation, researchers were able to link geomagnetic jerks to a type of rapid energy wave.
    — Anna Funk, Discover Magazine, 7 Aug. 2019
  • While this storm is pretty predicable, the impact of bigger geomagnetic events can be tough to figure out.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 14 Mar. 2018
  • The lights are expected to come as the result of a geomagnetic storm caused by giant clouds of solar plasma produced by solar flares.
    — Olivia Dimmer, OregonLive.com, 14 July 2017
  • There also needs to be a high Kp — the measure of geomagnetic activity from zero to nine.
    — Kelly Smith, Star Tribune, 17 Mar. 2021
  • This time tends to be the best for viewing as geomagnetic actively increases toward evening and morning.
    — Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
  • The scale for geomagnetic storms runs from G1, or minor storm, to G5, an extreme storm.
    — Paul P. Murphy, CNN, 29 Oct. 2021
  • Earth has felt the effects of a few significant geomagnetic storms since then, all of which caused power blackouts and satellite damage.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2021
  • While the weekend's geomagnetic activity is beginning to wind down, the show may not be completely over yet.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Another window to catch the northern lights is here, and though geomagnetic conditions are calmer, the show could still stretch farther south than usual.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026

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