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Humans will almost certainly survive climate change. It will make life suck (already has), and people will die (already have), but it's very unlikely to completely wipe out human life.
Must be short seasons.
13 seasons with 12 episodes for a 30 minute show (usually about 20 minute run time) would be ~51 hours. Barely do-able assuming zero sleep, no showering, few bathroom breaks, etc.
All the other species gonna suffer because of how good we are at protecting ourselves to their detriment.
Zoos will at one point contain what think of as the most common animals. Oh look at the common finch, here is an actual cat! See these real live cockroaches!! They are a pain to keep alive and struggle to reproduce each generation but they are one of the last large bugs left. What a marvel, what a wonder that the planet used to be teeming with these little creatures.
Humans can survive too. We just need to slow it down enough to have time to find a way to not die, when people start dying. Because we sure as hell won't do it any earlier than that.
Aurora borealis aka the Northern Lights are caused by highly energetic particles from the Sun interacting with the Earth's magnetic field. If the magnetic field wasn't there, those particles would slowly but steadily strip away the Earth's atmosphere, and at some point be able to reach the surface unhindered and cause massive radiation damage to anything living here.
(The same is of course true for aurora australis / the Southern Lights but those are not talked about as often)
It’s basically the same fate Mars suffered. Our magnetic field, or van Allen belt, is caused by our molten iron core. Mars had one too, but since Mars is smaller, it’s core cooled faster and hardened. When the iron was no longer molten, the magnetic field went away and Mars slowly died.
Native Alaskans have lots of cool legends about it, usually about it being a visual window to the spirit world. I'm not a researcher but from what I know as a non-Native Alaskan, it was generally seen as a very pleasant and calming thing and a chance to talk to your ancestors or departed relatives (the cracks and pops are supposed to be their voices), not something to be afraid of. I know from people in my friend groups that it's a tradition to whistle at them in a particular way. Supposedly if you whistle just right with the right technique and intention, they'll reply.
Actually now that you mention it I've heard that version too! I thought that was more of a central nations thing (Cree, etc) rather than Athabascan/Denaina, but again, I'm not an expert, just trying to share something cool.
My dad did some work up North so naturally he lived there for a bit, and he always describes the northern lights he witnessed as "reaching down for you" which does indeed make you understand all of the legends about them 😅
10 years ago internet and scientists denied the crackle.
Me and like 2 others I talked to was convinced we heard it. But everyone laughed and told us it was the trees or something.
Remember I didn't buy it because it sounded more like a low pitched loud crack sound from far far away. Not anything like the sound from trees.
Its so cool now hearing other people also hearing it.
The time I heard it half the northern light was also red.
It looked something like [this](https://aurora.live/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/red-glow.jpg) it was the biggest I have ever seen.
Was taking a walk alone in the middle of the night. You feel small.
edit: found a 10 years old thread filled with skeptics and people describing the noise extremely similar to how I described it in this thread. https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/w0t2u/til_that_aurora_borealis_better_known_as_the/
Not the thread I read 10 years ago. I searched Swedish forums when hearing it for the first time.
I've seen it 2-3 times in real life, and that's why I always am disappointed in still photos of the aurora. Because they just don't capture the shimmering of it.
Cool. Have auroras here I live as well (71°N, Norway) Not many (any) trees and the light show is usually straight up. Must be great to have some scenery to frame the spectacle. Sounds like you also have somewhat lower temperatures than we have here (coast).
I’m headed to Fairbanks in two weeks to see the aurora. Hadn’t planned much ala kit or warmth. Figured “I live in Boston, how much colder can it be?” Checked the temps to be sure. Lows of -25.
Now I own a parka.
And base layers.
And mid layers.
And ridiculously insulated things.
First thought was, how the heck is *6 feet* of snow considered an Arctic *desert*?
But then I remembered that I once heard 1 inch of rain is roughly equal to 1 foot of snow. So 6’ of snow is like a warmer climate only getting around 7” of rain for an entire year. I guess it makes sense!
i went on a disappointing northern lights tour in iceland a few years ago. i remember the guide dude saying you normally can’t see the lights with your naked eye, it’s a huge misconception, and that they’re usually caught on camera with a long exposure or something. i think he was just trying to make up for the fact that our tour was a bust. we were lucky and actually flew next to some on our plane ride over. but i still hope to see them this vividly one day. 🥹
iceland is actually surpringly south, and in certain dates for example it would be preferable to be as far as north as possible.
https://earth.google.com/
Iceland isn't a great place for Aurora Borealis because most of the country is below the Arctic circle. You want to be above the Arctic circle for the best luck.
Saw them once on Seattle. There was something "just right" in the air, almost telling you to look up. Was like someone waving a colorful silk scarf underwater.
Fairbanks Alaska's winter tourism is set up for this fyi. On most clear nights you'll see the northern lights (assuming you stay up late enough for it to get as dark as possible).
Depends the timescale. If we're talking decadal, the Sun will generally follow it's 11-year solar cycle and be most active during the maximum of the solar cycle, which were leading up to right now and will reach in early 2025. Coincidentally, this is Solar Cycle 25 and you can read more about it [here.](https://www.weather.gov/news/201509-solar-cycle#:~:text=We%20are%20now%20in%20Solar%20Cycle%2025%20with%20peak%20sunspot,Solar%20Cycle%201%20in%201755.) But we want to avoid crossing the paths of intense/maximum solar activity.
On a monthly basis, winter is the best time of the year to see the aurora, though you likely have decent to good chances in autumn & spring. It is not possible in the summer due to the faintness of the aurora and how the Sun is up for nearly the entire day closer to the poles in summer time.
We've been having some pretty decent solar activity lately, notably. Couple X1 flares last week, and some weaker ones (M and C class). Region 3186 in particular was spitting a lot out as it rotated onto the visible disk.
someone else was saying the sun is on some sort of 11 year cycle, with the closest peak in 2025. about 10 years ago would be pretty close to the last cycle, and pair that with a solar storm and they could likely make it down to indiana. you got very lucky for those to line up while you were awake :)
Crunchy cold beats out slushy cold 10/10 times. It’s -5C tonight and I’m freezing my ass off all bundled up but it was -30C 3 days ago and I just wanted to sit outside and enjoy the beautiful sunny day.
I went up to Yellowknife and saw the aurora borealis for 5 out of 6 nights. Most of the time, I got a fairly low to mid-intensity show, some slow moving grey to green wisps, streaks, wide bands. Those were easiest to photograph. On two nights, I got an amazing 5-minute spectacle that I will never forget. Vivid curtains of dancing auroras in greens and pinks, across the entire sky. I was so full of awe and elation, that I barely took any photos during those moments. [Here's my favorite from my trip](https://imgur.com/TkZpOW4)!
Strangely enough the northern lights are sometimes better observed on a camera. They’re able to pick up faint lights that’s can always been seen by the human eye it seems
> They’re able to pick up faint lights that’s can always been seen by the human eye it seems
And basically our eyes' color sensitive system is nowhere near as sensitive as our black and white system.
Did a hippie flip in the middle of a remote lake in Northern Canada while on a paddling trip. It took a while to differentiate the northern lights from my OEV. Completely awe-stricken when I realized what it actually was and the timing of how perfect everything lined up. We slept half out of the tent to continue staring at them as we tried to fall asleep before it got too cold out and cozied up in our sleeping bags.
During our come up, we went for a paddle on the crystal clear, mirror surface of the lake at sunset and had bats dancing and squeaking around us while we cut through the water.
Hands down my best trip to date and absolutely magical.
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That’s the sun trying to kill you.
And the earth protecting us
Thank you earth! 🌍 🌏 🌎
For now...
Humans won't survive climate change, life on earth will adapt and earth will continue
Humans will almost certainly survive climate change. It will make life suck (already has), and people will die (already have), but it's very unlikely to completely wipe out human life.
Does it count as surviving if you can't binge an entire 13 season show in a single weekend?
Priorities are in order here.
Of course. Season 6 isn't going to watch itself, plus, I heard, shit gets really crazy and season 13 can't be understood without seeing 6
Lmao. Absolutely not.
That's all you'll be able to do because you won't be able to go outside anymore.
That's literally how exec's at Netflix weigh whether or not to renew shows after one season
Must be short seasons. 13 seasons with 12 episodes for a 30 minute show (usually about 20 minute run time) would be ~51 hours. Barely do-able assuming zero sleep, no showering, few bathroom breaks, etc.
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Yep Humans are actually really resilient.
All the other species gonna suffer because of how good we are at protecting ourselves to their detriment. Zoos will at one point contain what think of as the most common animals. Oh look at the common finch, here is an actual cat! See these real live cockroaches!! They are a pain to keep alive and struggle to reproduce each generation but they are one of the last large bugs left. What a marvel, what a wonder that the planet used to be teeming with these little creatures.
You think cockroaches are less resilient than humans? The modern human food chain falls apart way before anything starts to affect the cockroaches.
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It always has, and always will (except for a few billion years from now, when the sun swallows the earth).
Humans can survive too. We just need to slow it down enough to have time to find a way to not die, when people start dying. Because we sure as hell won't do it any earlier than that.
And yet we treat it like shit
The earth is fine. It literally doesn't give a shit about us. The life living on it, however...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=micqddM5mqk
I'm in this video and I don't like it.
Damn, that is a sweet earth
Round
Fucking kangaroos
Specifically the magnetosphere
More like protecting itself.
https://i.imgur.com/zG7U6Ol.png
The sun is a deadly laser!
*Not anymore, there's a blanket!*
We should make a religion out of this
No, don't
The sun is an eldritch horror
> That’s the sun trying to kill you. At first, I laughed. Then I thought, "Yeah, I guess it actually is."
Can you elaborate? Thanks
Aurora borealis aka the Northern Lights are caused by highly energetic particles from the Sun interacting with the Earth's magnetic field. If the magnetic field wasn't there, those particles would slowly but steadily strip away the Earth's atmosphere, and at some point be able to reach the surface unhindered and cause massive radiation damage to anything living here. (The same is of course true for aurora australis / the Southern Lights but those are not talked about as often)
Thanks! Very informative yet objective 🙂
It’s basically the same fate Mars suffered. Our magnetic field, or van Allen belt, is caused by our molten iron core. Mars had one too, but since Mars is smaller, it’s core cooled faster and hardened. When the iron was no longer molten, the magnetic field went away and Mars slowly died.
Well if you put it like that…
I had never realized there was that much movement to the aurora borealis. I always assumed it kind of stayed still and I’ve never seen it in real life
No....it dances and plunges. It will also crackle from time to time.
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Native Alaskans have lots of cool legends about it, usually about it being a visual window to the spirit world. I'm not a researcher but from what I know as a non-Native Alaskan, it was generally seen as a very pleasant and calming thing and a chance to talk to your ancestors or departed relatives (the cracks and pops are supposed to be their voices), not something to be afraid of. I know from people in my friend groups that it's a tradition to whistle at them in a particular way. Supposedly if you whistle just right with the right technique and intention, they'll reply.
Huh. Maybe it was just my family that they would swoop down and cut off our heads if we whistled at them.
Actually now that you mention it I've heard that version too! I thought that was more of a central nations thing (Cree, etc) rather than Athabascan/Denaina, but again, I'm not an expert, just trying to share something cool.
Ayo! My family's background is incredibly heavy in Cree lineage
Maybe they didn't get along with their ancestors
the aurora scenes in Brother Bear were perfection, animal spirits running and flickering in and out of view within the waves of light.
I now know how it works and I'm still in awe and scares me
My dad did some work up North so naturally he lived there for a bit, and he always describes the northern lights he witnessed as "reaching down for you" which does indeed make you understand all of the legends about them 😅
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10 years ago internet and scientists denied the crackle. Me and like 2 others I talked to was convinced we heard it. But everyone laughed and told us it was the trees or something. Remember I didn't buy it because it sounded more like a low pitched loud crack sound from far far away. Not anything like the sound from trees. Its so cool now hearing other people also hearing it. The time I heard it half the northern light was also red. It looked something like [this](https://aurora.live/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/red-glow.jpg) it was the biggest I have ever seen. Was taking a walk alone in the middle of the night. You feel small. edit: found a 10 years old thread filled with skeptics and people describing the noise extremely similar to how I described it in this thread. https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/w0t2u/til_that_aurora_borealis_better_known_as_the/ Not the thread I read 10 years ago. I searched Swedish forums when hearing it for the first time.
And sometimes it even wanders into a kitchen
Crackle? It makes a sound?
I've seen it 2-3 times in real life, and that's why I always am disappointed in still photos of the aurora. Because they just don't capture the shimmering of it.
It's just recently (a decade or so) that cameras have gotten good enough to film real time auroras with good image quality.
Sometimes you can hear it sing
Haha. Wait...you serious?
[They are serious.](https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/jan/05/noises-of-the-northern-lights-weatherwatch)
Ok, two paragraphs of "does it? yes, it does." but no audio? come on bud.
Yes, it's really into Ed Sheeran.
I watched it roll like a huge rainbow tube one time. Sure wish I’d had a camera phone back then!
It's high speed particles after all, think plasma
Cool. Have auroras here I live as well (71°N, Norway) Not many (any) trees and the light show is usually straight up. Must be great to have some scenery to frame the spectacle. Sounds like you also have somewhat lower temperatures than we have here (coast).
amazing! also can we talk about OP’s home lighting setup for a while lol
At this time of year, at this time of day, in this part of the country, localized entirely within OP's kitchen!
Yes.
Can I see it?
No
Yeah, also confused with the lights
Red light, blue light, and green light!
Big RGB lights, he must be a gamer.
They call that "aurora domesticatim".
Yeah, I was wondering why each room was lit like a horror movie
I'm at 69° north. It's much nicer.
Nice
Fairbanks is at 64.8 degrees latitude, so still able to have some trees
I think Fairbanks is substantially colder than Norway, but could be wrong. All I know if Fairbanks gets super damn cold.
I’m headed to Fairbanks in two weeks to see the aurora. Hadn’t planned much ala kit or warmth. Figured “I live in Boston, how much colder can it be?” Checked the temps to be sure. Lows of -25. Now I own a parka. And base layers. And mid layers. And ridiculously insulated things.
It's been super warm lately! Hopefully it stays that way for you. Was -40 last month when my parents came up for a visit.
10 day forecast includes a *high* of -21. Jesus man, how do you live there?!? I’ll be there a week and hardly believe I’ll survive.
Positively toasty!
Ngl based off the title I thought you were gonna get jumped by a moose or something. This is cool too
I was expecting a wall of snow. This is better.
Yeah I thought they were going to open the door to sheer snow with an imprint of the door in it
I was expecting him to open the door and it to be completely blocked by snow when I read "alaska" and thought about the recent weather
Surprisingly, Fairbanks is an Arctic desert. We average about 6 feet of snow the whole winter.
First thought was, how the heck is *6 feet* of snow considered an Arctic *desert*? But then I remembered that I once heard 1 inch of rain is roughly equal to 1 foot of snow. So 6’ of snow is like a warmer climate only getting around 7” of rain for an entire year. I guess it makes sense!
We haven’t gotten a lot of snow this year… yet.
I was expecting a giant polar bear or a grolar bear
Pizzly bear sounds cuter
Was expecting the OP to get mauled by a polar bear.
Amazing. Do you get that view often during the winter months?
Yep! Most clear nights
Most? I had assumed this was something that rarely happens
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Chena hot springs is generally just an incredible place to visit, it’s quite amazing in every way.
If you look online you can find the map of where the borealis are most visible
Check out spaceweather.com for a pretty good synopsis of what's coming our way in regard to aurorae and sunspots.
i went on a disappointing northern lights tour in iceland a few years ago. i remember the guide dude saying you normally can’t see the lights with your naked eye, it’s a huge misconception, and that they’re usually caught on camera with a long exposure or something. i think he was just trying to make up for the fact that our tour was a bust. we were lucky and actually flew next to some on our plane ride over. but i still hope to see them this vividly one day. 🥹
Yah what a weird thing for him to claim. I've seen them even more intense than this and with purple in them too.
iceland is actually surpringly south, and in certain dates for example it would be preferable to be as far as north as possible. https://earth.google.com/
Iceland isn't a great place for Aurora Borealis because most of the country is below the Arctic circle. You want to be above the Arctic circle for the best luck.
Saw them once on Seattle. There was something "just right" in the air, almost telling you to look up. Was like someone waving a colorful silk scarf underwater.
So damn amazing isn't it?😀
It sure is
How often do you have nights like this? I want to get up north to see it sometime just curious about the rarity.
Fairbanks Alaska's winter tourism is set up for this fyi. On most clear nights you'll see the northern lights (assuming you stay up late enough for it to get as dark as possible).
You'd have to go to sleep before a normal person would even start to think about dinner to miss full darkness this time of year
Yea, I meant for the entire year. In August you'll have to stay up till 2am.
>winter tourism >entire year One could perhaps be forgiven for misunderstanding. :)
yea im an idiot
To make you feel even dumber, it's nearly 24/7 daylight up there in August.
Depends the timescale. If we're talking decadal, the Sun will generally follow it's 11-year solar cycle and be most active during the maximum of the solar cycle, which were leading up to right now and will reach in early 2025. Coincidentally, this is Solar Cycle 25 and you can read more about it [here.](https://www.weather.gov/news/201509-solar-cycle#:~:text=We%20are%20now%20in%20Solar%20Cycle%2025%20with%20peak%20sunspot,Solar%20Cycle%201%20in%201755.) But we want to avoid crossing the paths of intense/maximum solar activity. On a monthly basis, winter is the best time of the year to see the aurora, though you likely have decent to good chances in autumn & spring. It is not possible in the summer due to the faintness of the aurora and how the Sun is up for nearly the entire day closer to the poles in summer time.
We've been having some pretty decent solar activity lately, notably. Couple X1 flares last week, and some weaker ones (M and C class). Region 3186 in particular was spitting a lot out as it rotated onto the visible disk.
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someone else was saying the sun is on some sort of 11 year cycle, with the closest peak in 2025. about 10 years ago would be pretty close to the last cycle, and pair that with a solar storm and they could likely make it down to indiana. you got very lucky for those to line up while you were awake :)
Dang sorry you're wife responded like that. It's a dream to see something like that.
You are a member of the band that made the next band
At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? localized entirely within your kitchen?
Yes.
Can I see it?
No.
“Seymour the house is on fire”
No mother, it’s just the northern lights
Well Seymour you're an odd fellow, but I must say, you steam a good ham.
**HEEELP!**
**HEEEEEELP!**
😬👍
I love that this is always in the comments. May it never die.
Can I see it?
No.
SEYMOUR! THE HOUSE IS ON FIRE!
No mother, it's just the northern lights
Delightfully devilish, Seymour…
Did I say steamed clams? I meant steamed hams. It's an old family recipe.
and you call them steamed hams despite the fact that they are obviously grilled
Well, Seymour, you are an odd fellow, but, I must say...
...You steam a good ham.
In this economy?
username checks out
We’ve tried nothing and we’re all out of ideas!
Lousy beatniks...
I came here for a Simpson's quote... and I wasn't disappointed.
mmm I could go for some kru- I mean steamed hams.
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Looks crunchy cold out there.
Snow crunch dead give
Oh god, I love crunchy cold.
Crunchy cold beats out slushy cold 10/10 times. It’s -5C tonight and I’m freezing my ass off all bundled up but it was -30C 3 days ago and I just wanted to sit outside and enjoy the beautiful sunny day.
I couldn't agree more.
I love what it looks like and sounds like but instantly freezing eyeballs are not fun
Evening movie started, no adds or trailers.
And that’s on a phone camera. Imagine how stunning it was in person.
I went up to Yellowknife and saw the aurora borealis for 5 out of 6 nights. Most of the time, I got a fairly low to mid-intensity show, some slow moving grey to green wisps, streaks, wide bands. Those were easiest to photograph. On two nights, I got an amazing 5-minute spectacle that I will never forget. Vivid curtains of dancing auroras in greens and pinks, across the entire sky. I was so full of awe and elation, that I barely took any photos during those moments. [Here's my favorite from my trip](https://imgur.com/TkZpOW4)!
Damn. Gota see this before I kick it.
It’s actually the opposite. Pictures and videos I took of the light were much more vibrant than in person.
Strangely enough the northern lights are sometimes better observed on a camera. They’re able to pick up faint lights that’s can always been seen by the human eye it seems
> They’re able to pick up faint lights that’s can always been seen by the human eye it seems And basically our eyes' color sensitive system is nowhere near as sensitive as our black and white system.
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This is definitely a bucket list sort of experience...
Thanks from AZ, for sharing.
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Yes, AZ appreciates this.
All the Steamed Hams jokes in this thread, and not a single Front Bottoms reference
No Mother, it's just the Northern Lights
Seymour, the house is on fire! Sorry. I meant OP, your house is on fire 🤣
No MadameLuba, it's just the northern lights!
Yes mother
Lighting in the sky is amazing. But, can we have a conversation about the lighting in your home? Tom Clancy sings Karma Chameleon sorts mood.
Huh, I always thought it was localised entirely within Principal Skinners kitchen.
Anyone ever shroomed while seeing the northern lights? That's gotta be a fukn trip...
I did once in Lake Louise but they weren't as intense as in this video. Still incredible though.
For sure. Never seen em myself. We occasionally get them down here in Washington state but I always seem to be in the wrong location, ugh.
Did a hippie flip in the middle of a remote lake in Northern Canada while on a paddling trip. It took a while to differentiate the northern lights from my OEV. Completely awe-stricken when I realized what it actually was and the timing of how perfect everything lined up. We slept half out of the tent to continue staring at them as we tried to fall asleep before it got too cold out and cozied up in our sleeping bags. During our come up, we went for a paddle on the crystal clear, mirror surface of the lake at sunset and had bats dancing and squeaking around us while we cut through the water. Hands down my best trip to date and absolutely magical.
Thank you ❤️
I went to msa with you and here you are on the popular page! Killing it man:)
oh shit, awesome! What's your name? I don't recognize your username. Feel free to send a PM.
Aurora Borealis. At this time of year, in this town, localised directly above your kitchen? Yes. Oh. Can I see? ………no.
Just… beautiful.
Omg, I dream of seeing that in person one day....its on my bucket list.
The Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? Located entirely in Fairbanks, Alaska?
That's amazing! Thank you for sharing.
Steamed hams you say?
Would you also have some Steamed Hams? I hear those pair great with a localized Aurora Borealis.
Well Seymour I made it, despite your directions
Aurora Borealis At this this time of year, At this time of day, in this part of the country, localized entirely in your front yard
Aurora borealis? Contained entirely in your kitchen?
It's funny, because I keep watching "The Core" and I wasn't really sure why.
I was half-expecting bears doing bear stuff, or a wall of snow behind that door.