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Severe geomagnetic storm sparks northern lights across North America and as far south as Mexico (photos)


Vivid auroras lit up skies across North America and Europe as a severe G4 geomagnetic storm, one of the strongest this solar cycle, rattled Earth's magnetic field.

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