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Aurora Borealis Mesmerizes Watchers Who Toughed Alaskan Night
from the Boston Herald
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The aurora borealis streaking across Alaska skies this week captivated
sky watchers who camped out in sub-zero temperatures to photograph the lights, billed as the most
active in years.
At the same time, scientists say the light show is a sign of a new solar cycle that heralds
many geomagnetic storms. That means more visible auroras--and potentially disruption to the
satellites humans rely on for everything from spy surveillance to GPS tracking.
Alaskans will be witnessing much more aurora activity in the near future, said University of
California, Los Angeles geophysicist Yuri Shprits, who studies the potential impacts of solar
storms on satellite systems.
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