Severe Solar Storm Creates Dazzling Auroras Farther South

The northern lights are seen over a farm near Pulaski, Wis., on April 23, 2023. Sarah Kloepping/The Post-Crescent via AP

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—An intense solar storm has the northern lights gracing the skies farther south than usual.

A blast of superhot material from the sun late last week hurled scorching gases known as plasma toward Earth at nearly 2 million mph (3 million kph), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday.