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The strongest magnetic storm in three months reportedly began late Saturday
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According to preliminary reports, the strongest magnetic storm in three months began on October 10, late on Saturday. The last magnetic storm of comparable strength was observed on July 4, 2026. The storm is accompanied by intense auroras observed at geographic latitudes of 50 degrees and above. The Telegram channel of the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences reported that a G3-level geomagnetic storm had been recorded from around 22:00 Kazakhstan time.
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The last magnetic storm of comparable strength was observed on July 4, 2026.
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3 sources: iXBT, Tengrinews, Kursiv
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- iXBT · · Землю накрыла сильнейшая за три месяца магнитная буря — она может длиться сутки (Original publication)
- Tengrinews · · Землю накрыла сильнейшая за три месяца магнитная буря (Original publication)
- Kursiv · · На Земле зарегистрировали самую сильную магнитную бурю за три месяца (Original publication)
Intense auroras accompany the storm and are observed at geographic latitudes of 50 degrees and above.
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3 sources: iXBT, Tengrinews, Kursiv
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- iXBT · · Землю накрыла сильнейшая за три месяца магнитная буря — она может длиться сутки (Original publication)
- Tengrinews · · Землю накрыла сильнейшая за три месяца магнитная буря (Original publication)
- Kursiv · · На Земле зарегистрировали самую сильную магнитную бурю за три месяца (Original publication)
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Tengrinews states: The strongest magnetic storm in three months began on Earth late on Saturday.
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3 sources: iXBT, Tengrinews, Kursiv
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- iXBT · · Землю накрыла сильнейшая за три месяца магнитная буря — она может длиться сутки (Original publication)
- Tengrinews · · Землю накрыла сильнейшая за три месяца магнитная буря (Original publication)
- Kursiv · · На Земле зарегистрировали самую сильную магнитную бурю за три месяца (Original publication)
The Telegram channel of the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences said that a G3-level geomagnetic storm had been recorded from around 22:00 Kazakhstan time.
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3 sources: iXBT, Tengrinews, Kursiv
All materials (3)
- iXBT · · Землю накрыла сильнейшая за три месяца магнитная буря — она может длиться сутки (Original publication)
- Tengrinews · · Землю накрыла сильнейшая за три месяца магнитная буря (Original publication)
- Kursiv · · На Земле зарегистрировали самую сильную магнитную бурю за три месяца (Original publication)
The Telegram channel of the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences said that the event was caused by clouds of plasma arriving at Earth, ejected into space during a strong burst of solar activity observed at the beginning of the week.
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3 sources: iXBT, Tengrinews, Kursiv
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- iXBT · · Землю накрыла сильнейшая за три месяца магнитная буря — она может длиться сутки (Original publication)
- Tengrinews · · Землю накрыла сильнейшая за три месяца магнитная буря (Original publication)
- Kursiv · · На Земле зарегистрировали самую сильную магнитную бурю за три месяца (Original publication)
According to a forecast cited in a post by the Telegram channel of the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the geomagnetic field may remain disturbed for about another day.
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3 sources: iXBT, Tengrinews, Kursiv
All materials (3)
- iXBT · · Землю накрыла сильнейшая за три месяца магнитная буря — она может длиться сутки (Original publication)
- Tengrinews · · Землю накрыла сильнейшая за три месяца магнитная буря (Original publication)
- Kursiv · · На Земле зарегистрировали самую сильную магнитную бурю за три месяца (Original publication)
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iXBT
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