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Arctic expects tourist boom as northern lights do their best Tour companies prepare to make most of weather phenomenon. Oliver Bennett reports
The Independent - London
; WEATHER FREAKS watch out: the northern lights, or aurora borealis, are to be writ extra large this year. Experts on the weather phenomenon say that it runs on 11-year cycles - and this winter it is due to reach its peak. "There seems to be a great trend in tourism towards weather phenomena, and the
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Stunning display of Northern Lights may return tonight
Belfast Telegraph
; The Northern Lights as seen from the north Antrim hills on Wednesday night ULSTER may get another chance to view the spectacular Northern Lights over the skies tonight, after stunning displays last night. The Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, which are normally confined to polar latitudes,
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SCIENCE, MYTH MOLD AURA OF NORTHERN LIGHTS WE SHOULD GET A RARE GOODLOOK AT THE LIGHTS THIS SUMMER IN WISCONSIN.(Front)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
; If you are lucky enough to have seen the aurora borealis glowing above the spires of a northern pine forest and setting the surface of a still wilderness lake afire, you will understand better the sense of mystery and almost reverence that some attach to this astronomical phenomenon. Known commonly
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Turn left. . . or right at the Northern Lights
The Sunday Telegraph London
; SPECTACULAR DISPLAYS created by the Northern Lights cause satellite navigation systems to go awry, scientists have found. When they are working, sat-navs can help motorists pick their way through even the most twisting of routes. When they fail without warning, they can leave drivers lost and may
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CELESTIAL MAJESTY SKY GAZERS ARE TREATED TO A SPECTACULAR DISPLAY OF NORTHERN LIGHTS.(FRONT)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
; Byline: Ron Seely Science reporter he night sky over Madison and the rest of Wisconsin has been alive this week with some of the most remarkable displays of the northern lights ever seen in these parts. Great streaks of blue-white light pulsed across much of the sky Monday night, from directly
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STUDY SHEDS LIGHT ON AURORA BOREALIS.(L.A. LIFE)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
; Byline: Daily News Wire Services If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, it still makes a sound. But are the northern lights there in the ...
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WHO TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS? ; Philip Pullman's 'Northern Lights' is set to hit cinema screens this year. Adrian Mourby took his son to Finland to see the real thing
The Independent on Sunday
; When my son was eight he approached the author Philip Pullman at the checkout of our local Sainsbury's and discussed Northern Lights with him at considerable length. I was impressed with both of them, John for having read the book and Pullman for not thumping him. Last year, we heard that the book
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Northern lights captivate Japanese tourists
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- For Japanese newlyweds Jun and Chisako Shibata, the perfect honeymoon meant standing on a steep Alaska mountain in the freezing darkness, gazing up at the dancing lights in the sky. "Amazing," Chisako Shibata said of the aurora borealis, or northern lights. "I saw it on
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Will somebody PLEASE turn on the lights Carole Matthews embarks on a nose-numbing winter cruise down Norway's coast in search of the elusive aurora borealis ...,REVIEW
Mail on Sunday
; WHEN you think of taking a relaxing four-day winter break, heading off to the Arctic Circle may not seem the obvious choice, with its subzero temperatures, enough snow to bring Britain to its knees and minimal daylight. But a few days in the wilds of the Arctic does have its attractions. There's
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Aurora Borealis
Children's Playmate Magazine
; Aurora borealis Amazing northern lights! You're a rolling, ribboned rainbow Seen on northern nights. Aurora borealis Floating, waving light! Your softly shifting patterns Slide from dim to bright. Aurora borealis I wonder what you are? You're as new as any rainbow, As old as any star. What Is an
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