1) Holding health plans and providers accountable for providing high-quality health care: Tying things like accreditation, certification, public reporting, and financial incentives (or penalties) to the quality of health care can encourage health plans and providers to deliver the best care possible.
Auroras are indicators of the connection between the Earth and the sun. The frequency of auroras correlates to the frequency of solar activity and the sun's 11-year cycle of activity.As the process of fusion occurs inside the sun, it spews high-energy particles (ions, electrons, protons, neutrinos) and radiation in the solar wind. When they hit the ionosphere region of the Earth's upper atmosphere, they collide with ions of oxygen and nitrogen. 2  The particles impact the oxygen and nitrogen ions and transfer their energy to these ions.
Some scientists assert that the aurora ring is most active during the equinoxes (September 20 and March 20, approximately). Because this phenomenon can be very hard to predict, use NOAA's Aurora 30-minute Forecast tool to deduce the highest likelihood of seeing the Northern Lights and help you plan your trip. Capture the colors! Snap some photos and then enter them into our 2016 Share the Experience Photo Contest by December 31st.