Whitehorse, Yukon"s only city and the largest in northern Canada, will have just seven hours of daylight today, but nature has a way of compensating for this injustice. The area enjoys frequent and spectacular light shows, thanks to the aurora borealis. The mechanics of northern lights are still not fully understood, but scientists agree that solar winds—big pulses of energy from our sun—pass through the Earth"s magnetic fields, especially at the polar regions, resulting in shimmering colors.
A horse of many colors
Today in History
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A bridge that rocks
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Birds of the Drömling
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Paradise, found
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Surströmming Day
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World Space Week
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A star is borne by seaweed
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The roots of invention
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Seventeen arches at sunset
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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Arches National Park, Utah
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A river runs through it
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World Environment Day
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World Water Day
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The frog prince?
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Everyone s watching the Perseids
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Storks ready for takeoff
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World Wildlife Conservation Day
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Sundance Film Festival opens in Park City
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Make way for robots
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Lighting the way to new beginnings
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Kirkjufell, Iceland
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Prague, Czech Republic
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Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
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World Children s Day
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Holey moley–it’s National Doughnut Day!
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Get on your bike and ride
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A dreamy start to the Year of the Pig
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A hidden jewel in Croatia
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Australian baobab tree, Kimberley region, Western Australia
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East River crossing