polar
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Auroras are most commonly seen near the polar regions, where charged solar particles interact with Earth's atmosphere to create shimmering lights in the sky.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
“When we all know, we’ve all seen footage of the polar bears swimming to new pieces of ice.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
The project sits almost 120 miles north of the Arctic Circle and near the Northwest Passage, a nautical sea route through Canada’s polar region that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
It showed penguins, fur seals and polar bears attempting to adapt to their ever-changing surroundings, against the backdrop of glaciers and arctic volcanoes.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
“That polar bear tagged you pretty good too,” he said.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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