North to Alaska

Northern Lights to be Outsourced!

This just in! The north magnetic pole has served notice that it is moving to Siberia and taking the northern lights with it. In fifty years according to scientists the only northern lights one will be able to see in Alaska will be “northern lites.” Over the centuries the pole has shifted from Canada to Siberia and is now in the process of shifting back. Back in September the aurora borealis put on a spectacular show right after we left to go back to New Mexico and has experienced a lingering case of stage fright ever since we arrived back in November. There is too much city light and clouds here in Anchorage for a great performance at the present time. An additional factor is that the northern lights run on an eleven year cycle and are currently at a low point in that cycle. Sometime in the next month we will probably drive north for a better view.
Alaska’s loss will be Europe’s gain. For the record in the Middle Ages the aurora display was known to strike terror into the hearts of Europeans when it was suddenly visible to many of them for a once in a lifetime occurrence. They believed that it was a warning from God when he seemed to be a little short on comets.