An Alaskan town saw the sun on Thursday and will next see daylight after 60 days. Utqiagvik, a small town situated north of the Arctic Circle has entered into the annual period of darkness, known as polar night. The small town located on the north of the Arctic Circle has entered its annual phase of darkness. "Polar night is a normal phenomenon that happens every winter for Barrow (Utqiagvik) and any other towns inside the Arctic circle," said CNN meteorologist Allison Chinchar. However, no sun doesn't mean that there would be complete darkness in the town as daytime hours will have periods known as civic twilight, the meteorologist explained.

Source: dna November 20, 2020 14:08 UTC