Matthew and Otto retired as Atlantic hurricane names after the storms turned deadly, destructive in 2016 Weather News - March 27, 2017, 12:47:29 PM EDT The World Meteorological Organization announced on Monday that it is retiring Matthew and Otto from the list of Atlantic hurricane names after their deadly and destructive impacts during the 2016 ...
Thermosphere-overview. The aurora (Northern Lights and Southern Lights) mostly occur in the thermosphere. Credit: Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center. The thermosphere is a layer of Earth's atmosphere.he thermosphere is directly above the mesosphere and below the exosphere. It extends from about 90 km (56 miles) to between 500 and 1,000 km (311 to 621 miles) above our planet.
The auroras, both surrounding the north magnetic pole (aurora borealis) and south magnetic pole (aurora australis) occur when highly charged electrons from the solar wind interact with elements in the earth's atmosphere. Solar winds stream away from the sun at speeds of about 1 million miles per hour.he color of the aurora depends on which atom is struck, and the altitude of the meeting. 1  Green-oxygen, up to 150 miles in altitude. 2  Red-oxygen, above 150 miles in altitude. 3  Blue-nitrogen, up to 60 miles in altitude.