The blonde-haired newswoman pressed her hand to her ear, hinting at the presence of an earpiece there. The screen split, and while Lexi Quiet remained on the left side of the TV, a choppy webcam image of a balding
middle-aged professor in a khaki corduroy suit offered a shit-eating grin to the viewers at home.
"Yes, Lexi, I'm here. Nice to see you."
"Nice to see you, Professor Flatley. Would you mind giving us a quick summary of the theory?"
The portly gentleman nodded and folded his hands. "Certainly. My lab has zeroed in on a localized geomagnetic anomaly as the likely culprit for the extended nights in your hometown.
This magnetic field variance appears to be affecting the ionosphere in unforeseen ways, altering how sunlight scatters as it enters the Earth's atmosphere."
Lexi nodded and pushed some papers aside as she leaned in. "That's fascinating stuff, professor."
