The electromagnetic interference caused by an EMP disrupts communications and damages electronic equipment at higher levels of energy, an EMP, such as a lightning strike can physically damage objects such as buildings and aircraft. Depending upon the source, the origin of an EMP can be natural or artificial, and can occur as an electromagnetic field, as an electric field, as a magnetic field, or as a conducted electric current. For Earth magnetosphere pulsations, see Magnetic pulsations.Īn electromagnetic pulse ( EMP), also a transient electromagnetic disturbance ( TED), is a brief burst of electromagnetic energy. For nuclear EMP weapons, see Nuclear electromagnetic pulse. This article is about the phenomenon in general.
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