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What Is a King Tide? Definition, Risks, and Climate Change Impact
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Sailing Drone Captures Footage From Inside a Hurricane
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What Are Geomagnetic Storms? Space Weather Analysis and Impacts
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What Is a Haboob? An Overview of Weather's Colossal Dust Storms
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10 Spectacular Solar Storms That Have Shaped Earth's History
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What Is an Atmospheric River? Overview and Impact on the Climate
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What Is Cloud Seeding? Weather Modification Explained
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How Are Rainbows Formed? Overview and Ideal Conditions
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What Happens When Two Hurricanes Collide?
A child looks at his water bottle as the sun sets on June 15, 2021 in Los Angeles, California as temperatures soar in an early-season heatwave.
Heat Wave Continues to Bake US Northwest
View of a landscaped backyard during a hailstorm.
What Causes Hail in the Summer? Formation and Size
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What Is Fire Weather? Definition and Monitoring
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What Is a Rain Shadow?
Storm chasing twin tornadoes
8 Terrifying Types of Tornadoes and Whirlwinds
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What Is Snowmelt, and Why Is It Important?
Baker Perry, right, and another expedition teammate install the weather station in Chile.
A Volcano in Chile Is Now Equipped With a Weather Station
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How Do Meteorological and Astronomical Seasons Differ?
Tropical cyclone sky and palm trees in wind
Tropical Depression: Definition, Conditions, and Damage
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A Comprehensive Guide to Safe Storm Shelters
A young boy flies a kite in a field with wind turbines.
What Causes Wind to Blow?
Hazy view of an African road during a dust storm.
Saharan Dust: Definition, Properties, and Impact
A tree half in a spring and half in a summer landscape.
Weather vs. Climate: What Is the Difference?
Lighting storm
What Is Heat Lightning? Definition and Misconceptions
A thunderstorm microburst sits on a flat horizon.
What Is a Microburst?
El Nino, illustration
El Nino vs. La Nina
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Death Valley Hits Record 130 degrees
Everything You Need to Know About Clouds
What Are the Different Types of Lightning?
Why Does Rain Smell?
7 Things to Know About the Summer Solstice
How Hurricanes Are Named (And Why)
The Real Meaning of the 'Dog Days of Summer'
City of Yakutsk, Russia, at winter dusk
9 of the Coldest Places in the World to Live
French Broad River and dirt road, Hot Springs, NC
How Do Trees Survive Winter? The Science of Dormancy
How to Prepare for a Blizzard
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Arctic Blast Shatters Records Across the Country
Notes From a Snowstorm
Maple-lined road in Vermont looking over a field and mountains, trees changing colors for Autumn
Here's When Fall Leaves Will Peak in Your Region
These Australian Ants Are Bucking the 'Insect Apocalypse' Trend
How You Can Use Australian Landscaping Ideas to Create a Drought-Tolerant Garden
California's Iconic Fog Is Bringing Super-Toxic Mercury Ashore
12 Signs That a Hard Winter Is Coming
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7 Strange Ice Formations
Finding the Fibonacci Sequence in a Hurricane
Rare Weather Phenomenon Triggers Air-Quality Alerts in D.C.
You Can Thank the Polar Vortex for This Beastly Blast of Winter
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Why Does Autumn Have Two Names?
What Is a Landspout?
A frozen Kemp’s ridley
Huge Numbers of Frozen Sea Turtles Are Washing Up in Cape Cod
What Is a Snow Squall?
Why It's So Hard to Predict Snowfall Accurately
What Is a 'Bombogenesis'?
Why Does Snow Make the World So Quiet?
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10 Places With Warm Weather All Year
Blame the Dew Point, Not the Humidity
What Is a Haboob?
Geese With Ice-Covered Beaks Get a Helping Hand From Humans
Person with umbrella at windy beach, Isle of Skye, Scotland
10 of the Windiest Places in the World
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What Is Thundersnow?

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