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CMEs are frequently the root cause of displays of the northern and southern lights.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
The southern hemisphere has its own polar lights known as the southern lights, or aurora australis, which create their own dazzling display.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
Spotting these elusive green and violet streaks, known as the southern lights, or aurora australis, requires a bit of luck.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
Join 32 others in the comments View Comments Increased solar activity causes auroras that dance around Earth’s poles, known as the northern lights, or aurora borealis, and southern lights, or aurora australis.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
The southern hemisphere has its own polar lights known as the southern lights, or aurora australis, which create their own dazzling display.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
Spotting these elusive green and violet streaks, known as the southern lights, or aurora australis, requires a bit of luck.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
Join 32 others in the comments View Comments Increased solar activity causes auroras that dance around Earth’s poles, known as the northern lights, or aurora borealis, and southern lights, or aurora australis.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Southern lights.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southern%20lights. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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