Auroras Illuminate Skies but Geomagnetic Storm Could Hamper Hurricane Recovery Efforts: NOAA

The stunning light displays come as the sun nears the peak of its current 11-year cycle.
Auroras Illuminate Skies but Geomagnetic Storm Could Hamper Hurricane Recovery Efforts: NOAA
Aurora borealis seen over Washington, on October 10, 2024. Lucie Aubourg/AFP via Getty Images
Katabella Roberts
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Visibility of the Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, increased across parts of the United States and Europe on Thursday following an intense solar storm, which the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) warned could trigger geomagnetic storms on Earth and affect hurricane recovery efforts.

The lights illuminated the skies as far south in the United States as Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, and Texas and were also spotted across New York, Northern California, Massachusetts, and Illinois.

Katabella Roberts
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Katabella Roberts is a news writer for The Epoch Times, focusing primarily on the United States, world, and business news.