Ask a met: What causes the colours of the northern lights?

Published on Mar. 28, 2022, 6:24 PM

Updated on Dec. 4, 2023, 1:31 PM

Learn about the ingredients that combine to bring us Canada's greatest light show.

From pink, to blue, to yellow, to green: what causes the colours of the northern lights, or aurora borealis?

In the latest edition of #AskAMet, Weather Network meteorologist Nicole Karkic breaks it all down. Watch the video above to learn more.

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Video production by April Walker. Thumbnail image courtesy: Joe Gilker.