Rare Northern Lights Display Stuns Southern US States
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A powerful geomagnetic storm caused the Northern Lights to be visible in places like North Carolina and Arizona on Thursday night. The storm was rated a Level 4 on a five-tier scale by the Space Weather Prediction Center at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The colors seen in the sky are dictated by where in the atmosphere the oxygen and nitrogen hit. Typically, anywhere from 50 to 100 storms of this magnitude may occur over an 11-year solar cycle, and they become more likely as the end of the cycle nears in 2025.
- The Northern Lights Were Seen Farther South in the United States The New York Times
- Northern lights awe skywatchers as far south as Virginia and Arizona The Washington Post
- Rare show of Northern Lights dazzles North America BBC
- Northern Lights appear over Kansas, Missouri in rare solar storm KSNT News
- Northern Lights seen in Western New York WIVB.com - News 4
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