Cetacean mass strandings are one of the long‐standing mysteries in marine biology and many explanations have been proposed for the often‐fatal animal behavior. Geomagnetic activity that is driven by solar phenomena such as coronal mass ejections is one of the proposed explanations. In this study, we investigate if there is statistical evidence for a possible connection between mass strandings and geomagnetic storms. Fresh (live or recently deceased animals) mass stranding records from Cape Cod, U.S., the United Kingdom and New Zealand, together with global geomagnetic indices and local geomagnetic observations, are utilized in this investigation.

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地磁风暴与鲸类质量链可能联系的统计分析

鲸类群绞股是海洋生物学中长期存在的谜团之一，对于动物的致命行为已经提出了许多解释。由太阳现象（如日冕物质抛射）驱动的地磁活动是提出的解释之一。在这项研究中，我们调查是否有统计证据表明质量绞线与地磁风暴之间可能存在联系。在这项调查中，使用了来自科德角，美国，英国和新西兰的新鲜（活体或已死动物）大规模搁浅记录，以及全球地磁指数和当地地磁观测资料。