geomagnetic storm

temporary disturbance of the Earth's magnetosphere caused by a disturbance in the interplanetary medium
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geomagnetic storm

Summary

geomagnetic storm ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,297 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • geomagnetic storm is a type of astronomical phenomenon[2].
  • geomagnetic storm is a type of disruption[3].
  • geomagnetic storm is a type of astrophysical process[4].
  • geomagnetic storm is a type of disruption[5].
  • geomagnetic storm's Commons category is recorded as Extreme space weather events[6].
  • geomagnetic storm's has cause is recorded as solar wind[7].
  • geomagnetic storm's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Geomagnetic storms[8].
  • geomagnetic storm's described at URL is recorded as https://www.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/geomagneettiset-myrskyt[9].
  • geomagnetic storm's described at URL is recorded as https://www.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/avaruusmyrskyt[10].
  • geomagnetic storm's facet of is recorded as Earth's magnetic field[11].
  • geomagnetic storm's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • geomagnetic storm's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13].
  • geomagnetic storm's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[14].
  • geomagnetic storm's topic has template is recorded as Template:Solar storms[15].
  • geomagnetic storm's different from is recorded as substorm[16].
  • geomagnetic storm's studied by is recorded as electromagnetism[17].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include astronomical phenomenon[2], disruption[3], and astrophysical process[4].

Why It Matters

geomagnetic storm ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,297 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Studied by electromagnetism
    Topic's main category Category:Geomagnetic storms
    Has cause solar wind
    Aliases
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