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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World Elephant Day
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Let s face it: It s World Emoji Day
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Cranborne Chase, England
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It s leap day!
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International Dark Sky Week
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Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and the Louvre Pyramid
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Stuben am Arlberg, Austria
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Tide pools in La Jolla, California
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Today is World Refugee Day
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International Beaver Day
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From the mind of Frank Gehry
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World Lizard Day
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Brown-throated three-toed sloth in cecropia tree, Costa Rica
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From garden to table?
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Mangrove Conservation Day
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International Day for Monuments and Sites
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Mooncake time
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Playa del Amor, Marietas Islands, Mexico
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The Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Italy
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Horsetail Fall, Yosemite National Park, California
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National Go Birding Day
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Young black caiman, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
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Traditional red fishermens cabins, Reine, Norway
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Celebrating Pi Day
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Celebrating Charles Darwin
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Paradise, found
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World Childrens Day
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Tibetan New Year
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Día de los Muertos celebrations in Mexico
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