Conditions favourable for intense displays of northern lights

Scientists are calling it the biggest solar flare since 2017, erupting on the sun’s surface and the earth is in the firing line. That has Alberta aurora watchers and rural landowners preparing for some sleepless nights. As Sarah Offin reports, the conditions are ripe for one of the most intense displays of the northern lights for years to come.

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