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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League of Nations, 100 years later
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Squirrel Appreciation Day
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Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany
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Icelandic horses, Iceland
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Gardens by the Bay nature park, Singapore
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A notorious advocate for women
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Infrared Jupiter, erupting Io
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A throng of ice and spires
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Happy World Photography Day!
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Unearthing a queen s lost tale
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
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Falling for the Canadian Rockies
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J.R.R. Tolkien Day
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The Wall for Peace
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Womens History Month
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Sea lion in a kelp forest, Baja California, Mexico
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Don t forget—it’s World Elephant Day
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Redwood National and State Parks, California
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Rapa Valley in Sarek National Park, Sweden
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Floating market, Kaptai Lake, Bangladesh
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Presidents Day
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Celebrating Helsinki’s birthday at the Kiasma Museum
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Marine Day in Japan
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Badlands National Park in South Dakota
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Al-Khazneh in Petra, Jordan
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Look before you leap
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Let s run em up!
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The Vestibule at Diocletian s Palace, Split, Croatia
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The borrowed days are here
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