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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International Day for Monuments and Sites
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On the hunt
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It s World Bee Day
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Castle ruins on the island of Halki, Greece
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Dubrovnik, Croatia
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International Rock Day
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Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany
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Up on the glacier
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Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy, France
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Antarctica Day
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A seabird gets schooled
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Diwali
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Pearl of the Adriatic
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April Fools Day
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Grand Canyon National Park turns 105
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Groundhog Day
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A tower of light
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Independence Day of the Bahamas
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World Migratory Bird Day
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Paradise, found
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Christmas market in Leipzig, Germany
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Anshun Bridge, Chengdu, China
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Beware the Ides of March
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Moselle River loop near Kröv, Germany
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Al-Khazneh in Petra, Jordan
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Gespensterwald, Nienhagen, Germany
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Happy Birthday, J.R.R. Tolkien!
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Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany
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A day to celebrate teachers
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