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Study Links Radio Waves to Early Auroral Storm Warnings

12/1/2025

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An international team from the University of Southampton published a study in Nature Communications linking a low-frequency radio wave to the onset of auroral storms.
The emissions occur just before intense auroras and could serve as an early-warning system for geomagnetic disturbances.
The findings could improve forecasting methods for geomagnetic storms and support a global real-time warning network as auroras increase.

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Story summary

An international team from the University of Southampton published a study in Nature Communications linking a low-frequency radio wave to the onset of auroral storms.
The emissions occur just before intense auroras and could serve as an early-warning system for geomagnetic disturbances.
The findings could improve forecasting methods for geomagnetic storms and support a global real-time warning network as auroras increase.