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 of Mangrove Conservation
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The tale of squirrels like Nutkin
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Aprils full moon
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Rooftops in the walled city of Urbino, Italy
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Aqueduct, Arkadia Park, Poland
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Let’s have a ball
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Poinsettia Day
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Black History Month
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The dry days of winter in Etosha
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National Hispanic Heritage Month
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Adorable activism
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National Bison Day
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Sequoia National Parks 134th anniversary
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A city of bridges
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Happy Easter!
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Where the glow of the holidays lingers
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Ingenuity in action on the Santa Monica Pier
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Welcome to my neck of the woods
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Napping away New Year s Day
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A goldie gala
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Astronomy Day
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Nazar amulets, Goreme National Park, Cappadocia, Turkey
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The Tour de France begins
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Polar bear season in Manitoba
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Antarctica Day
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Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
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Cappadocia, Türkiye
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Lake Tyrrell, Victoria, Australia
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Bioluminescence at Trwyn Du Lighthouse in Wales
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Walruses in Svalbard, Norway
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