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Researchers look at space storm data to understand how they caused fluctuations in Earth’s surface geomagnetic field
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How Two Massive Space Storms Zapped Alaska

by E. Underwood 6 August 201816 November 2021

New study reveals how space weather causes rapid fluctuations in Earth’s surface geomagnetic field.

Posted inEditors' Highlights

Forecasting the Threat from the Sun

by Michael A. Hapgood 3 August 201820 May 2022

Ensemble techniques are opening a path toward space weather forecasts that give deeper understanding of the risk posed by each solar storm that approaches our planet.

Researchers assess how space storms impact satellites in geosynchronous orbit
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How Space Storms Affect the Satellite Superhighway

by E. Underwood 30 April 201813 April 2022

A powerful numerical model reveals how space weather disturbs magnetic field at geosynchronous orbit.

Researchers use satellite data to calculate how fast the Nile Delta is sinking
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Capturing Structural Changes of Solar Blasts en Route to Earth

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 25 April 20184 May 2022

Comparison of magnetic field structures for 20 coronal mass ejections at eruption versus Earth arrival highlights the importance of tracking structural evolution to refine space weather predictions.

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Catching the Oncoming Radiation Storm

by Michael A. Hapgood 13 April 201815 June 2022

Improved processing enables satellite-based radiation sensors to match ground-based sensors in providing prompt warnings of the onset of atmospheric radiation storms that can endanger civil aviation.

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Increasing Radiation Levels May Challenge Space Exploration

by David Shultz 5 April 201827 March 2023

New research shows that solar radiation levels are growing 10% faster than previously believed and that the radiation environment in space will worsen with time.

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Improving Temperature Forecasts in the Upper Atmosphere

by D. J. Knipp 19 March 201810 February 2023

Scientists are blending output from multi-year model runs to improve temperature forecasts in regions where satellites experience “drag,” in the hopes of avoiding future spacecraft collisions.

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Space Weather: Exploiting Meteorology’s Toolkit

by Michael A. Hapgood 31 January 20184 May 2022

Space weather forecasting is benefiting, and can benefit much further, from concepts and tools already developed by the global meteorological community.

Researchers compile a 45-year map record of sunspots
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Preserving a 45-Year Record of Sunspots

by E. Underwood 17 January 201813 October 2022

Maps reveal how the Sun’s magnetic field evolves through solar cycles.

A new model of solar winds could improve predictions of space storms
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A Better Way to Predict Space Storms

by E. Underwood 13 December 201713 April 2022

A new model of solar winds could reduce false alarms.

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