Mon. 11/14 - Polar Night, Midnight Sun, & Fruit Quakes

Polar Night and Midnight Sun. What’s it like living in a place that stays absolutely pitch black for two and half months, and what can we learn from the people who live there? Plus, a new emergency alert system in the US to let you know when an earthquake is nearby. And Mountain Dew’s latest holiday-themed flavor, which oddly enough is a combination of the first two segments today.

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Links:

• People here live in complete darkness for 2.5 months. Here's how they do it (NPR)
• Cecilia Blomdahl (@sejsejlija) Official TikTok
• Cecilia Blomdahl (YouTube) 
• America has an earthquake early-warning system now — on your phone (Washington Post)
• ShakeAlert
• Everything We Know About the Mtn Dew Holiday Drink for 2022 (Thrillist)
• Mtn Dew's New Fruit Quake Flavor Is Supposed to Taste Like Fruitcake (Food & Wine)
• I Tried 21 Flavors of Mountain Dew For Some Reason. (Everywhereist)
• Fri. 12/11 - How Our Homes Were Shaped By Epidemics + Hot Dr Pepper (Cool Stuff Ride Home)
• Weather Forecast Remains 90% Favorable for Artemis I Launch (NASA)
• Jackson Bird on Twitter

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