Infographic: Geomagnetically Induced Currents (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Infographic: Geomagnetically Induced Currents

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Geomagnetically Induced Currents, or GICs, can result from geomagnetic storms -- a type of space weather event in which Earth's magnetic field is rattled by incoming magnetic solar material. The quick-changing magnetic fields create GICs through a process called electromagnetic induction. GICs can flow through railroad tracks, underground pipelines and power grids.

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