Tallahassee, October 9, 2024
Excuse me, are you…, aurora? lol
Florida is the home of hurricanes. And this time, Milton was going to hit Florida. It was not even two weeks after Helene, another powerful hurricane came and made me and my friends evacuating to another state.
According to the weather forecast, Milton’s landfall will be happening tonight. Though Tallahassee will not get impacted, the day here felt gloomy. From sunrise to dusk, the dark clouds clung to the sky, holding back the rain, as if Milton's presence was already casting a shadow over us.
As my class was called off, I rushed out of the doctoral lab, heading to the Tradition Garage, when I saw a beautiful ray of light stretching across the sky. "Are you, the aurora?"
This year, the natural disasters and also wonder have come back-to-back, from tornadoes to hurricanes, from tropical to geomagnetic storms. A few days ago, I saw people on X brimming with awe, sharing their joyful moments seeing the northern lights—Aurora Borealis—in northern states like Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin. “Could it be?” I thought auroras were only Alaska’s blessing”. But, no!
Apparently, (thanks to--mashaAllah) powerful magnetic storms could also happen and bring colorful lights to the southern areas, even adorning the sky of Alabama and Florida!
Tonight, October 10, they say the aurora will be at its peak. I hope for other obvious rays of light, to come down and paint the earth with its bright and beautiful colors, once and many more times again.
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