# \#temperature-inversion **URL:** https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/tag/temperature-inversion/2104.md [Latest](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/latest.md) · [Categories](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/categories.md) · [Tags](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/tags.md) --- ## [Has the Mystery of “Aurora Sounds” Been Solved?](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/has-the-mystery-of-aurora-sounds-been-solved/1474)
**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [11 May 2024 00:50 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/has-the-mystery-of-aurora-sounds-been-solved/1474 "2024-05-11T00:50:22Z")
For centuries, people have reported hearing sounds, often like a hissing or crackling, during strong aurora displays during geomagnetic storms. But auroras occur in the extremely rarefied upper atmosphere …