Surprise Geomagnetic Storm

Source - Space Weather News for Jan. 7, 2015: http://spaceweather.com

GEOMAGNETIC STORM: A surprise geomagnetic storm erupted during the early hours of January 7th, sparking bright auroras around both of Earth's poles.  The storm may have been sparked by the arrival of a CME originally expected to miss our planet. 

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