Tag: Northern

Northern Lights Shine Over U.S. and Canada

Colorful displays from the aurora borealis were visible in parts of the U.S. and Canada on Monday night.

Northern India Endures Heat Wave, and a Wave of Deaths

An unusually intense heat wave has swept across northern India in the last four days, with some hospitals in the state of Uttar Pradesh recording a higher-than-usual number of deaths. Doctors there are convinced there’s a link between the punishing temperatures and the deaths of their patients, but officials are investigating what role the dangerous combination

Space Debris Spotted Over Northern California

Observers in Sacramento were mesmerized by streaks of light that brightened the night sky on Friday. The flaming debris was retired communications equipment that the International Space Station discarded in February 2020.

Russian Forces Have Encircled Northern Ukraine City of Chernihiv, The Mayor Says

Russian Forces Have Encircled Northern Ukraine Metropolis of Chernihiv, The Mayor Says

LVIV, Ukraine — Russian forces have encircled and are laying siege to the traditional metropolis of Chernihiv in northern Ukraine, the mayor mentioned, including that essential infrastructure for its 300,000 residents was quickly failing because it got here underneath repeated bombardment. “We’re surrounded,” the mayor, Vladyslav Atroshenko, mentioned. Whereas Ukrainian forces are battling to maintain

How to View the Northern Lights From New England and the Midwest

Methods to View the Northern Lights From New England and the Midwest

A number of years in the past, on a chilly, mid-March night at about 10 p.m., I took my canines out for a stroll past the lights of our dwelling in Carbondale, Colo. The sky was ablaze with stars, and as I regarded up for the Large Dipper and the North Star, I observed that

Storm Eunice Slams Northern Europe With Dangerously High Winds

Storm Eunice Slams Northern Europe With Dangerously Excessive Winds

A doubtlessly life-threatening storm battered components of Britain and Northern Europe on Friday with damaging excessive winds, inflicting widespread journey disruptions, closing faculties and knocking out energy. The storm, known as Eunice, was anticipated to be the worst to hit the area in 30 years, climate officers stated. Britain’s nationwide climate service, the Meteorological Workplace,

Glimpses of Northern India’s Vanishing Nomads

Becoming a small stone right into a sling product of yak wool, Tsering Stobdan whipped his wrist and let the item fly, sending it hovering throughout the arid panorama. This, he informed me, was how he protects his flock from predators and convinces straggling goats to return — simply one of many numerous abilities he

PG&E Equipment Is Blamed for Starting Dixie Fire in Northern California

PG&E Tools Is Blamed for Beginning Dixie Hearth in Northern California

California hearth investigators on Tuesday pinned the blame for the Dixie Hearth — the second largest blaze within the state’s historical past — on gear owned by Pacific Gasoline & Electrical and referred the case to prosecutors. The Dixie Fire burned greater than 963,000 acres within the Northern California areas of Butte, Plumas, Lassen, Shasta

U.K. Foreign Secretary Inherits Thorny Issue: Northern Ireland Talks

U.Okay. International Secretary Inherits Thorny Challenge: Northern Eire Talks

LONDON — Her admirers see Liz Truss, Britain’s international secretary and a rising political star, as a possible successor to the nation’s embattled prime minister, Boris Johnson — and in a single latest episode, a minimum of, she appeared to play the half. On a go to to Estonia, Ms. Truss was photographed on a

Northern Ireland’s Health Minister Is Suing Van Morrison Over Covid Criticism

Northern Eire’s Well being Minister Is Suing Van Morrison Over Covid Criticism

Northern Island’s well being minister has sued Van Morrison, who has mentioned the minister’s dealing with of Covid-19 restrictions was “very harmful.” Paul Tweed, the lawyer for the well being minister, Robin Swann, confirmed on Monday {that a} lawsuit had been filed. “Authorized proceedings are actually at a sophisticated stage, with an anticipated listening to