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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Intense geomagnetic storms could make auroras visible in southern US

The aurora borealis, also known as the ‘northern lights’ illuminates the sky over Quickborn, northern Germany, on Monday.
The aurora borealis, also known as the ‘northern lights’ illuminates the sky over Quickborn, northern Germany, on Monday. Photograph: Jonas Walzberg/Reuters

The aurora could be visible across Canada and much of the northern tier of US states on Monday night, and possibly even further south, following a major disturbance in the Earth’s magnetic field, a forecast shows.

The forecast, from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s space weather prediction center, comes amid intense geomagnetic and solar radiation storms, said Shawn Dahl, service coordinator at the center.

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