Experts liken geomagnetic storms to the Sun having a fit. One of the most visually stunning effects of geomagnetic storms is the aurora borealis, or northern lights, which were captured by netizens in places like Mohe, Heilongjiang Province, and Genhe, Inner Mongolia.
According to publicly available information, geomagnetic storms are a typical manifestation of solar eruptive activity. When the Sun experiences an eruption, it releases coronal mass ejections (CMEs), carrying powerful magnetic field energy at speeds ranging from hundreds to thousands of kilometers per second. Once these materials reach Earth, they cause changes in the direction and strength of the Earth's magnetic field, resulting in geomagnetic storms.
Auroras are actually a "byproduct" of geomagnetic storms. While auroras typically appear in high-latitude regions, during particularly intense geomagnetic storms, they can occur over a wider range of latitudes, even being visible in equatorial regions.
