Back to today’s briefing

Story perspectives

November 11 Geomagnetic Storm Causes 10-Meter GPS Drift

9/9/2026

22 3 Full Breakdown

Summary

Story summary

A geomagnetic storm on November 11, 2025 caused GPS drift exceeding 10 meters across the United States.
GPS signal scintillation spread across mid-latitudes for the first time, creating widespread positioning errors.
Errors over 10 meters jeopardized precision agriculture, autonomous vehicles, and GPS timing for calls and trades.
NOAA warned that forecasting local GPS impacts remains difficult, as reported in Geophysical Research Letters.

1 of 1

Story summary

A geomagnetic storm on November 11, 2025 caused GPS drift exceeding 10 meters across the United States.
GPS signal scintillation spread across mid-latitudes for the first time, creating widespread positioning errors.
Errors over 10 meters jeopardized precision agriculture, autonomous vehicles, and GPS timing for calls and trades.
NOAA warned that forecasting local GPS impacts remains difficult, as reported in Geophysical Research Letters.