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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Fall comes to Pando
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J.R.R. Tolkien Day
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Time for brass bands and beer
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Atlanta Botanical Garden
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Native American Heritage Month
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Visiting Ahch-To on Star Wars Day
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Polar bears
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International Day of Mangrove Conservation
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Gamboa Crater, Mars
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Dressed for winter fun
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A day to celebrate teachers
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Pollinator Week
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Canada Day
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Medieval towers in Mestia, Upper Svaneti, Georgia
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Wildlife Conservation Day
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Sitting down and taking a stand
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‘Ocian in view! O! The joy.’
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International Sloth Day
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All Rhodes lead to the beach
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’Chess on ice’
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Fibonacci Day
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Preveli Gorge
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Reindeer, Lapland, Finland
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Looking for peace on the precipice
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An island for the birds
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Coral Reef Awareness Week
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2022 Winter Paralympics
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Cinco de Mayo
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Dog days of summer
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