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A rare 'space hurricane' over the North Pole in 2014, which lasted nearly eight hours and caused significant space weather effects like GPS disruptions and magnetic fluctuations, was more intense than initially thought and occurs more frequently than previously believed, especially during summer months.
Retired Russian colonel Konstantin Sivkov has suggested detonating nuclear weapons at the North Pole as a message to the West, stating that it could be considered if the situation escalates. He emphasized the need for Russia to prioritize the development of strategic nuclear weapons and advocated for unconventional forms of using them, including high-powered nuclear munitions capable of causing severe geo-physical consequences. Russian officials have previously made nuclear threats against Ukraine and other countries.
Scientists have detected a giant cyclone swirling around the north pole of Uranus using radio telescopes like the Very Large Array (VLA). The cyclone is similar to the polar cyclones observed by the Cassini mission at Saturn. With this discovery, cyclones or anti-cyclones have now been identified at the poles on every planet in our solar system that has an atmosphere. Uranus's north pole is now in springtime, and astronomers hope to see even more changes in its atmosphere as it continues into summer.