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.
How the Aurora Borealis occur. 1  The Northern Lights are caused by the interaction of the solar wind-a stream of charged particles escaping the Sun-and our planet's magnetic field and atmosphere. When these field lines snap back into position, charged particles from the solar wind are again pushed into the Earth's atmosphere, causing aurora. 2  The more magnetic field lines that disconnect and snap back, the further south the Northern Lights can be seen.