Auorora Borealis at 100-Year Low?

The astronomical phenomenon of the Aurora Borealis is at a 100-year low and now more rare, say scientists in a study released yesterday. The northern lights follow a typical 11-year solar cycle in which the frequency of the phenomena rises to a maximum, tapers off into a minimum and then repeats the cycle. [BBC video]

Noora Partamies, a researcher, said: “Only in the past half a year have we seen more activity, but we don’t really know whether we’re coming out of this minimum.” The scientists at the Finnish Meteorological Institute indicate that the Aurora Borealis is not being stimulated and the minimum reached in 2008 appears to be "going on and on and on."

"We're waiting to see what happens, is the next maximum going to be on time, is it going to be late, is it going to be huge?" Partamies said. More from The Telegraph.